Curried Spinach and Bean Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 cups beans (canned or boiled)

  
  

Vegetables:

• 12 cups washed, chopped spinach

• 1.5 cups chopped onion

• 2 cups chopped tomatoes

• 1/3 cup chopped/grated ginger

• 1/3 cup chopped/grated garlic

• 2 tbsp chopped chili peppers (optional)

Condiments:

• 4 tbsp oil (any oil)

• 1 tbsp cumin seeds

• ½ tsp red chili pepper

• 1 tbsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp of black pepper

• 1 tsp salt (or less)

• 1 tsp turmeric powder (optional)

Method:

1. Add oil to a large pot & cook cumin seeds until brown

2. Add the onion and stir until slightly brown followed by ginger and garlic to oil and brown a bit

3. Next add the tomatoes to the pot,  & cook until oil separates from tomatoes.

4. Add all the spices

5. After stirring spices, add the spinach to the pot and mix

6. Cook spinach for around 5 minutes (preserve the green color) and then add the beans to the pot, mix and serve!

Tips:  

• Chopping in machine adds water to the vegetables and texture is different when you out them in the oil

• If onion is sticking to the bottom of the pan, the heat is too high

• Use a large pot because spinach will initially have a lot of volume

• Can be eaten hot or cold

• Good way to add more green leafy vegetables

• Could eat this with rice, bread, roti, as a snack too

Yield:

8 cups

One cup provides: half protein serving and 2 vegetable servings