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Mexican Style Bean Rice
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Mexican Style Bean Rice

Mexican Style Bean Rice is made by cooking rice with kidney beans, salsa sauce, mixed herbs, paprika and veggies. It is a one meal dish and perfect for lunch boxes, quick weeknight dinner, potluck or picnic. It is gluten free and vegan.
Course brunch, dinner, Global, glutenfree, Main Course, Main Dish, one meal dish
Cuisine Global, Mexican
Keyword festivalfood, friedrice, kidneybean, lunchbox, maincourse, maindish, mexican, onemealdish, partyfood, picnic, potluck, rajma, rice
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 210kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick , dry red chili and cumin seeds.
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  • When the cumin seeds crackle, add chopped garlic and onions. Toss well.
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  • Add chopped red and green capsicum and carrots. Add little salt and cook till the veggies soften.
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  • Add chopped mushrooms.
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  • Add cooked kidney beans and mix well.
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  • Add seasoning - paprika, black pepper powder, mixed herbs and cumin powder. Mix well and saute the seasoning well.
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  • Add salsa sauce and mix well.
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  • Add ketchup and tabasco sauce. Mix well.
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  • Mix well and cook for a minute.
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  • Add the cooked rice and salt.
  • Mix gently the rice.
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  • Sprinkle some more of mixed herbs (and red chili flakes for more spice). Mix well.
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  • Add chopped coriander and mix well. The Mexican style bean rice is ready to serve.
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  • To serve the rice, put the rice in a greased bowl. Press well and unmould in a serving plate sprinkled with paprika and mixed herbs. Sprinkle coriander and mixed herbs  on rice and serve it with corn chips and avocado dip or avocado raita.
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Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 221mg | Potassium: 789mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2945IU | Vitamin C: 80.8mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 6mg