Red Bean Mushroom Mexican Rice

Red Beans and Mushroom Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup red beans (rajma ,raw)
• 1 -11/2 cup boiled rice( ideally one day old )
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 green pepper chopped
• 4-5 flat beans finely sliced
• 8-10 mushrooms cut into 4
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 3 tbsp oil

Preparation

• Wash and soak the red beans overnight or can soak for 7-8 hours
• Take a pressure cooker add 3-4 cups of water
• Put the soaked red beans in a bowl and sprinkle it with salt and place in the cooker
• Steam the red beans for 35-40 mins on low flame after the first whistle
• When done remove the cooker from the flame and let it open naturally .
• Remove the red beans and keep aside

Method

• Take a pan add the the oil ,when the oil gets warm
• Add the chopped garlic and stir fry for few minutes till it starts changing colour
• Then add the chopped onions to the pan and stir fry with the garlic ,till the onion becomes translucent
• Add to this the finely cut flat beans and stir fry for few minutes
• Now add the mushrooms and stir fry for few minutes stirring constantly so that the mushrooms don't start leaving water
• Add the cut green pepper and mix it in well and stir fry for 30-40 seconds
• Now add the red beans to the pan and mix everything in together
• To this add the salt ,cummin powder, black pepper powder and red chilli flakes
• Stir it all in well together
• Cook for few minutes
• Finally add the cooked rice stir it in gently and mix everything well in together 
• Done