Mexican rose coco beans curry
About:
This is a delectant protein rich curry with rose cocoa beans. I first soaked the cocoa beans overnight and cooked beans simmered in the tomato sauce with the blend of spices.
I served this with Mexican Cilantro and Parsley rice (recipe link). Make it as a meal by adding salsa (Recipe link)
Health Benefits:
Rose coco beans have high levels of soluble fibre makes them beneficial in reducing cholesterol and blood sugar levels in humans. Loaded with nutrients, they are used in various cuisines and are a key ingredient served cold in salads or hot in delicious curries
Yields-4-6 servings
Preparation time-10 minutes
Cooking time-30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Cooked/canned rose cocoa beans-3cups (if using canned rinse and drain thoroughly to remove sodium content)
- Olive oil-1tbsp
- Minced ginger-12tsp
- Minced garlic-3cloves
- Chopped onion-1medium
- Diced tomatoes-1medium
- Tomato puree-1/2cup
- Chopped green chilli-1
- Ground cumin-1tsp
- Ground coriander-1tsp
- Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
- Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
- Paprika/cayenne – 1/2tsp
- Salt- to taste
- Vegetable stock/water-2cups
- Chopped cilantro/parsley- a handful
Procedure:
- Heat oil in a deep sauce pan over medium heat, add cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, onion, green chilli and let sizzle for one minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce, salt and dry spices (ground cumin, coriander, cayenne/paprika) and cook for an additional five minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add cooked kidney beans with water and vegetable stock and chopped tomatoes. Bring it to a boil.
- Then simmer for 10-12 minutes. Once the curry is cooked well and heated through.
- Remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro and serve with steamed rice or Mexican rice
Note:
- Spices can be personalised as per the taste.
Posted on November 17, 2014, in Indian, International, Main Course, Side dish. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
Mexican and curry, Love the idea 🙂 🙂
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Thanks Andy…A very nice combo give it a try and you will like it too
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Am very sure I will 🙂
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Mmmm…. delicious. Very nice love the bean curry, I don’t know if I’ve ever had that type of bean, they look nice and meaty, The rice with the curry is perfect.
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Thanks Suzanne…They taste similar to Red kidney beans..Give this a try please…
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I will and with the rice.
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Thank you
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I love almost all beans but you really amped up the flavor here. As you state, they have a great health benefits!
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Thanks Julie glad you liked it…Feels so nice when one talks about health benefits, which is a unique feature want to maintain through out…Feedback like yours helps me to focus more on benefits when i write a post
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Looks Appetizing dear
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Thanx a ton dear… 🙂 🙂
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Nice Mexican meal 🙂
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Thank you Charu… 🙂
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The title alone, has my attention. I instantly had to lookup this bean. I have been using cocoa in quite a few things recently and am aware of the health benefits. This mix of spices along with the protein and fiber benefits make this a must try. Thank you Chitra, Bob
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Thanks Bob and glad you liked this recipe….
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I have never used this type of beans, what an interesting dish 🙂
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This is the first time I used rose coco beans and just loved it… .. 🙂 🙂
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