Brazilian Beans and Rice Recipe / Brazilian Rice and Beans Recipe / Brazilian Style Black Beans and Rice - Easy Rice Recipes

Brazilian Rice and Beans

Ingredients

Long grain rice - 1 & 1/2 cups

( I used Basmati rice)

Hot water - 3 cups

Black beans - 1 cup

( I used the canned beans , rinse the beans strain out the water and use)

Chopped Onion - a handful

Chopped garlic - 6

Bay leaf - 1

Salt to taste

Pepper powder - 3/4 tsp

Paprika - 1/2 tsp

Chilly flakes - 1/4 tsp ( optional)

Olive oil - 3 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves foe garnish

Method

Heat oil in a pan add bay leaf, onion and garlic saute till light brown.

Add the spices , beans and the rice saute for a minute and pour boiling water.

Cover with a lid and cook the rice in low flame till cooked, switch off the flame.

Fluff it up using a fork garnish with coriander leaves  and enjoy hot!

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Ingredients for pressure cook

Raw rice - 1/2 cup

Yellow moongh dal - 1/4 cup

Water - 3 cups

Ghee - 2 tbsp

( Heat ghee in a pressure cooker add the washed rice and yellow moongh dal fry for a minute. Pour water and pressure cook till rice is cooked, cool and open the lid )

Other ingredients

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 1/4 cup

( add more if needed)

Sugar - 1/2 cup

( add more or reduce according to your sweetness )

Chopped cashew nuts - 2 tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp

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Method

Once the rice is cooked switch on the stove and add the sugar . Mix till sugar has dissolved and well combined. Switch off the stove and add cardamom powder.

Heat ghee in a pan fry cashew nuts till light brown, add the coconut and fry for a minute and swutch off the stove.

Pour this in the pongal mix and enjot hot or warm.

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