Budget beans pulao

Name: Budget beans pulao
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 2 x 400g tins mixed beans in water, drained and rinsed; ½–1 tsp dried chilli flakes; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp salt; 300g/10½oz long-grain rice; 900ml/1½pints boiling water; handful fresh soft herbs (such as coriander, parsley or mint), leaves finely chopped and a few sprigs saved for garnish

3 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

Beans pulao is a vegan one-pot rice dish that's cheap, healthy and oh-so-simple to make.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:35:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories462.2 kcal (23%)

Total Fat8.8 g (13%)

Carbs84.2 g (32%)

Sugars3.2 g (4%)

Protein13 g (26%)

Sodium736.7 mg (37%)

Fiber9.8 g (35%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 Tbspvegetable oil

2 x 400gmixed beans in water

tins, drained and rinsed

½ tspdried chilli flakes

1 tspground cumin

½ tspsalt

300glong-grain rice

900mlwater

boiling

fresh soft herbs

such as coriander, parsley or mint, leaves finely chopped and a few sprigs saved for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the cumin seeds. Once they start to sizzle, add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over a medium heat until softened. Add the beans and cook for a couple of minutes. Stir in the salt and remaining spices and cook for a few seconds then add the rice and water.

Step 2

Bring to a boil, cover (either with a lid or kitchen foil) and cook over a low heat for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender, stirring occasionally. Add the chopped herbs after the rice has been cooking for 10 minutes. Add more water, if needed, until the rice is cooked. Stir the rice and serve topped with the reserved herbs.