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Mexican Chilli Bean Rice

Mexican Rice- Mildly spiced kidney beans and bell pepper rice
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course, Tiffin recipes
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Mexican, mexican rice, rice
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice/chawal
  • 1 cup Kidney Beans / Rajma Boiled
  • 1 cup Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch
  • 1.5 tbsp Chopped pickled jalapeno-1.5 tbls
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya with steams-1 cup
  • 4 tbsp Olive Oil / Zeitoun Ka Tel
  • Water / Paani
  • 1.5 Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 1 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras optional

Instructions

  • Chop jalapeno in small pieces and capsicum in cubes.(if you don’t have pickled jalapeno then chop medium hot green chillies and soak them in white vinegar for 4 hours,add little salt)
  • Boil and grind the tomato to make puree.chop coriander( with its steam)
  • Heat oil in a pan and add rice(don’t wash and soak the rice ,you can wipe with a moist cloth if you wish)saute for 1 minute on medium heat.
  • Add chopped jalapeno and capsicum and saute for a minute.
  • Now add boiled rajma (Soak and pressure cook rajma in salted water till done ,but not mushy) salt, oregano,chilli flakes and cumin powder and stir fry.
  • Then add tomato puree.chopped coriander and hot water.
  • Give it a boil and then lower the flame add lemon juice and cover and cook till done
  • Gently stir 2-3 time in between.
  • Fluff with a fork and serve hot.
  • Serving suggestion-serve with any juice or hot soup