A bowl of rice and beans is the center of many dinner tables around the world. The addition of warming Vindaloo curry powder and two kinds of beans, the classic black bean and one of our favorites, the adzuki bean, makes this particular bowl of rice and beans a flavorful addition to your table here at home.
What are Adzuki Beans?
Adzuki beans are red beans commonly used in East Asian cuisine that have a sweet, nutty flavor and can be used in both savory and sweet dishes. You might recognize them from sweets like mochi or ice cream flavors at Japanese, Korean, and Chinese dessert places. But in this recipe, we use them in a rice and beans mixture for their nutrition value. One of the things people love about adzuki beans is that they can aid in weight loss due to the fact that they increase feelings of fullness. They also can improve heart health, lower the risk of diabetes, and even may help lower cancer cells.
Wintertime Rice and Beans
Description
A perfect recipe for cold weather.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry white rice, cooked according to package directions
- 1 can organic adzuki beans, drained
- 1 can black beans, drained
- 1 tbsp Vindaloo curry spice, found in specialty grocery stores
- 4 pieces star anise, or close if using broken pieces
- Pinch saffron
- Dill or cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to package directions, adding all ingredients except beans to the water and stirring well to combine.
- After rice is cooked, mixed in the beans until well incorporated. Warm on low heat until beans are same temperature as rice. Garnish with dill or cilantro.
Photography by Dave Bryce / Styling and Recipe by Rafael Vencio
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