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Pinto Bean Curry Recipe

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Shashi
This Pinto Bean Curry Recipe is an easy and quick side dish. It is a budget-friendly, vegetarian recipe that makes use of kitchen staples like canned pinto beans and frozen spinach mixed into a spicy, tomato broth.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil or oil of your choice
  • 1 red onion medium-sized
  • 4 garlic cloves approximately 2 tbsp of chopped garlic
  • 1 inch ginger root. approximately 1 tbsp of chopped ginger root
  • 1 14.5 oz can fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 3 tsp coriander powder
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • OPTIONAL - 1 tsp cayenne powder
  • 1 15 oz can pinto beans
  • 2 cups frozen spinach
  • 1 cup water
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • OPTIONAL - 1 tbsp parsley
  • OPTIONAL - 1 tsp chili flakes

Instructions

  • To start, peel the onion, ginger root, and garlic.
  • Chop the peeled onion, ginger root, and garlic
  • Add oil to a large frying pan and add in the onion, garlic, and ginger and sauté about 10 minutes, over medium heat.
  • Then add in the canned fire-roasted tomatoes, the water, the coriander, the smoked paprika, the turmeric, the cayenne, and the frozen spinach and stir well, then cover, and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
  • Add in the pinto beans too and let simmer, covered, for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and season the curry with salt and pepper.
  • Garnish with parsley and chili flakes and serve with roti or turmeric quinoa.

Notes

*I used water to thin this curry out, but you can also use vegetable stock as well.
**Feel free to leave out the cayenne and the chili flakes, if you prefer a milder curry.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 384mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 4g
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