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Manjiri Chitnis

Caribbean rice with peas and beans

Delightful mixture of spices add a different dimension of flavour to this simple dish, make it healthier by using brown rice
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Servings: 2 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cup brown rice
  • 1 can of Dunns River peas and Beans
  • 1 small red onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf

Method
 

  1. Chop the onion lengthwise
  2. Rinse and soak the rice in a big vessel
  3. Heat the olive in a medium-sized vessel
  4. Add the bay leaf and then sauté' the chopped garlic until it browns
  5. Add 2 heaped tbsp of all-purpose seasoning and mix well and sauté for under 30-second stirring continuously so that the seasoning does not bu4n
  6. Drain the water used to wash the rice
  7. Then add the washed rice and sauté it for under a minute stirring continuously
  8. Drain the water from the canned peas and beans and transfer them to a sieve and wash them under running water, to get rid of the salt
  9. Add the peas and beans and add exactly twice the amount of water as the rice and cook on a medium flame with lid on
  10. Garnish with some chopped spring onion
  11. Serve hot