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Mexican Rice

Ingredients

Basmati rice or Long Grain Rice - 1 cup

Vegetable stock - 2 cups

Tomato - 1 large

( make a puree)

or Tomato Sauce - 1/2 cup r Tomato paste - 1&1/2 tbsp

Canned or Cooked Kidney beans - 1  cup

Salt and Pepper powder to taste

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves - a handful

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Chopped onion - a handful

Chopped garlic - 3

Oil - 1 tbsp

Spanish Rice

Method

Heat oil in a pan and sauté garlic and onion until light brown. Add the tomato paste, kidney beans, seasonings and cook till water has absorbed.

Add rice and sauté for a second and pour the vegetable stock, cover and cook in low flame till rice is cooked.

Switch off the stove and add lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves, mix and enjoy hot!

Note:

For extra flavoring you can add chopped olives , coloured bell peppers and Jalapeno chilies

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