Thursday 24 September 2015

HOW TO MAKE SPICY RED KIDNEY BEAN SOUP

Hello ,


This time how about a healthy spicy 'Red kidney bean soup' it is so full of flavors and full of nutrients. I tasted this soup when i was in Lithuania,it was tasty and filling ,I searched lot about the recipe, I didn't get it anywhere . I tried with the help of my 'taste buds memory' , Bingo ! it matched (not fully though).


Kidney beans are so rich in fiber ( both soluble and insoluble fiber ) much recommended for Diabetics, It has one more awesome quality  that it can detoxify Sulfites( which gets accumulates in our body through preservatives of food), Molybdenum present in beans does it for you.


Preparation time :30 Min
Serves :2

INGREDIENTS :

1 Cup of Red kidney beans 
1 Medium sized Onion Diced
1 large Tomato
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 tsp of grated Ginger
  1 tsp of Cumin seeds
 2 -3 pods of Coriander leaves
1 tsp of Basil powder
1 tsp of Origano powder
1-2 Tbsp of Soy sauce
2-3Green Chilly
2 tsp of Ghee or Butter


STEP-BY-STEP:


  1. Pressure cook 1 cup of  soaked ( soaked for 5-6 hours) Kidney beans ( I cooked for around 5 whistles )  or  you can use baked canned beans .
  2. Take a pan heat it ,Add 1 tsp of butter or ghee, Add Jeera (cumin seeds),Garlic, Onion, Ginger saute till the Onion turn translucent .Add Tomato , Basil powder (or add fresh leaves , if you have) , Oregano powder, Soy sauce and coriander leaves. Stir and saute for 2 min .
  3. Let the mixture cool down , Grind it sauted mixture to a paste like consistency  similarly grind the cooked beans .
  4. Heat the pan again add 1 tsp of Ghee or Butter , 2-3 Green chilly or chilly flakes   (according to your spice requirement) saute it , add grinded beans and mixture ,Add salt according to the taste. Heat it till the boil. 
Serve hot with slice of lemon and Bread.  Voila !! Soup is ready  ! 

Enjoy it for dinner or snack time on chili fall days  . Please do share your comments below .