Braised Red Beans with Brown Bread

Many health conscious people and weight watchers choose brown bread. I think it is a smart choice, it is always good to eat healthy. Recently I started eating brown bread and I try to come up with many ways to make it tasty every time by adding  spices and veggies. I select brown breads made from wheat bran not sure how healthy it is compared to the usual white bread but I like to think that what I am eating is healthy 🙂 Kidney beans are full of protein  and I thought it is a good combination with bread, just by adding few vegetables I prepared braised beans. It may look less attractive and more like hospital food but believe me its way tastier and healthier than any junk food or burger.

Ingredients:

  • Brown bread
  • Cumin- 1/2 tbs
  • Garlic cloves- 2
  • Kidney beans- 1 cup (soaked overnight and cooked or canned)
  • Onion- 1 medium
  • Capsicum- 1
  • Tomato- 2
  • Green chillies
  • Salt
  • Water

Preparation:

  1. Cook kidney beans in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles
  2. In a pan  add a tbs of olive oil and cumin seeds, let it splutter
  3. Add chopped onions, capsicum, green chillies and crushed garlic cloves fry them well
  4. Now add chopped tomatoes and let them become mushy before you add cooked beans and a cup of water and salt
  5. Cook this mixture in low flame for 20 minutes, you can add more water if it is needed
  6. Serve it hot with brown bread

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