Herbal Beans

This Hindi dish can be as spicy as you like. Just add more herbs to the recipe. 

हर्बल सेम (Hindi)

/harbala sēma/

Serve 3

A. Can be served with brown rice with tomatoes and yogurt.

1. Start cooking the rice.

B. for the beans:

1 cup (240 ml) organic beans

1/2 cup (125 ml) onion

1 tsp. (5 ml) each: oil and garlic

1/4 tsp. (1 ml) each: ginger, turmeric, cumin, coriander, cinnamon

1 bay leaf

pinch cayenne pepper

1 cup (240 ml) water or organic vegetable broth

1. Sauté onions in the oil for 3-4 minutes.

2. Add the garlic for 1 minute.

3. Add the water or broth and the spices. 

4. Bring to boil, reduce, summer 10-15 minutes.

5. Remove the bay leaf. 

6. Add a pinch of cayenne before serving.

With all the other foods, we did not have it with rice. But the Greek yogurt was good. 

We served it with:
Baked/Grilled Portobella Mushrooms and Polenta:
http://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2014/07/bakedgrilled-portabella-mushrooms-with.html

and 
Basil Eggplant:
http://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2014/07/thai-basil-eggplant.html