two bean rice

This is the most yummy delicious one pot, super quick dinners one can make and it vegetarian.
The ingredients are minimal and everyone has them in their pantry...so go ahead, make it in the time it will take you to decide what you want to eat + order them + get them .

Two Bean Rice (Rice with green beans and kidney beans)

Ingredients:

1. 1.5 cups of white rice cooked with 1/2 teaspoon salt
2. 1 can kidney beans drained and washed
3. 1 can green beans drained ( I had frozen green beans instead...so used 1.5 cups thawed)
4. 1 tablespoons each of oil, lemon juice (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)
5. 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
6. Few curry leaves + 2 dried chillies + 1 teaspoon turmeric (Just for an Indian touch...if you have them)
7. 1 large or 2 small garlic chopped fine
8. 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste

In a pan heat the oil and add the mustard seeds. Cover and let splatter for 1 minute. Add curry leaves and dried chillies if using .Add the green beans and fry for 5-7 minutes until they are cooked through. Add garlic and fry for 30-40 seconds. Add salt and turmeric and mix well. Add the rice and the kidney beans and stir to combine on low flame. Add sesame seeds and lemon juice and mix well and enjoy

Kidney beans Mushroom Masala

Recently kidney beans have become one of my favourite beans. And before coming to America I didn't know there were a million colors in beans. Mexicans eat as many beans as Indians eat Lentils. And I think they both have virtually the same nutritional value.
                Anyway, I was searching for a recipe to use both the kidney beans as well as mushrooms and I found this vegan recipe and I modified it to my taste...you see I am not a vegan

Kidney Beans Mushroom Masala (Red Kidney beans and Mushrooms curry)

Kidney beans Mushroom Masala

Ingredients:

1. 1 big can of red kidney beans drained and rinsed
2. 1 10oz package of mushrooms cleaned and sliced
3. 1 medium onion chopped
4. 1 large tomato chopped
5. 1 green chilly chopped
6. 1/2 cup milk
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilly powder, turmeric, cumin, garam masala powder, ginger-garlic paste
8. 2 tablespoons oil

In a pan heat the oil and add the cumin and fry till they start to splutter. Add the onions and fry till they become tender. Add green chillies and ginger garlic paste and fry for a couple of minutes. Add mushrooms and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook till they get pulpy. Add all the powder ingredients except salt and fry for a minutes. Add the beans and save 1 tablespoon. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Mash the saved beans and add it to the pot along with milk and simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and simmer till the gravy becomes a bit thick. Serve with roti

Roti
Kalonji Roti
Roghni Roti
Cabbage Paratha