Monthly Archives: February 2015

Bellpeppers Rajma Curry


Bellpeppers Rajma final

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Bellpeppers Rajma curry is the tasty side dish that can be made with ease. It is a variation to Rajma OR Kidney beans curry. This version is for onion lovers. Onion and tomato sauted with cooked red kidney beans with a blend of indian spices.

Health Benefits:

Red kidney beans legumes are packed with protein, soluble fiber, folate, lagnesium, potassium and a number of other health promoting nutrients.

Yield: 3-4 servings
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

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Mushroom stuffed rice balls (Arancini)


Aracina final

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Arancini have long been one of my Italian favorites, especially when dipped in a warm plate of basil-tomato marinara sauce. What? You’ve never heard of arancini? They are basically Italian rice/risotto balls stuffed with cheese, usually mozzarella. They are DIVINE. Normally arancini is a rice ball coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried but here I baked them to make it guilt free.  To lighten up this Italian favorite I used brown rice, fresh herbs and baked them instead of frying.  Let me tell all of you these still came out fantastic!

Yields-15-20 balls
Preparation time-30 minutes (including cooking time of rice)
Soaking time for rice-30 minutes
Baking time-25-35 minutes

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