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Black-eyed bean & basmati rice

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

  • 250g tinned black-eyed beans drained and washed
  • 150g washed basmati rice
  • 30g butter
  • 100g chopped onion
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp cumin seed
  • 2g garlic chopped
  • 1 dsp honey
  • 10 twists of black pepper
 

Method

Boil the basmati rice until tender, drain and keep warm.

Fry the onion in the butter until golden brown, then add the chopped garlic, ginger, coriander and cumin seed.

Now add the black-eyed beans, and let it all cook together.

Add the honey and remove from heat. Season with pepper.

Stir in the rice and serve warm.

Alternatively, it can be chilled and served the next day or served as a cold rice salad with meats or fish.

Energy (kcals) Protein (g) Sodium (mmols) Potassium (mmols) Phosphate (mmols)
419 18 0.6 20.8 299

The perfect low sodium vegetarian dish, which fits perfectly into your restricted diet. On most low potassium diet sheets beans and pulses are often on the avoid list, but as you can see from this dish, portion sizes and other ingredients in the dish can determine its suitability.

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