Tag: side dish
Yucatán Fried Beans
Yucatán Fried Beans
I love refried beans. This is possibly the easiest and most flavorful recipe to make Yucatán style fried black beans. Toast the onions and habanero. Purée the black beans with the onions. Fry the purée with the habanero until it reaches your desired consistency. That’s it. You can use either vegetable oil or lard to fry the beans in; depending if you want them vegan or not.
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 2 slices white onion
- 1 habanero
- 4 cups cooked black beans with broth
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or lard
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Dry toast the onion and habanero for 5 minutes in a sauté pan over medium high heat.
- Place the onions and black beans in a blender .
- Purée until smooth.
- Heat up vegetable oil or lard in a sauté pan over medium heat. Pour in the beans. Add the toasted habanero back in. Simmer for 5-10 minutes until the beans are thickened to your liking. Season with salt.
Mash Ki Daal
Mash Ki Daal
Mash ki daal is a lesser known daal eaten in Pakistani households. The particular daal used in this recipe is urid daal, which are split white maape beans. The daal is soaked then simmered with a tomato/onion/garlic masala. This type of daal is best garnished with green chilies, cilantro, and a knob of butter(omit if you want to keep this vegan); served with chapati to scoop up the lentils.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 1” ginger minced
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 cup urid lentils soaked for 1 hour
- 2 cups water
Garnish
- green chilies finely chopped
- cilantro chopped
- butter optional
Instructions
- Heat up cooking oil in a pot over high heat. Sauté the onions, garlic, and ginger for 5 minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes and all of the seasonings. Sauté for 10 minutes until the tomatoes have completely cooked down. Add a couple splashes of water to help the process.
- Pour in the water and urid lentils. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 25 minutes.
- Adjust the salt to your liking. If the dal is too thick, add a little more water.
Turmeric Rice (Instant Pot)
Turmeric Rice (Instant Pot)
Bariis huruud is a simple turmeric rice. Cooking the rice in an Instant Pot cuts the cooking time by more then half while getting the same results if you were to do it stove top. This rice pairs great with curries, vegetables, and grilled meats and fish.
Equipment
- instant pot
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups basmati rice washed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 1/2 cups water
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Turn the Instant Pot function to sauté over medium heat. Sauté the washed rice in the olive oil and butter for 2 minutes.
- Add in the spices and cilantro. Sauté for a minute.
- Pour in the water. Set the function to pressure cook on high for 4 minutes. Place the cover on and push start.
- Release the pressure. Season with salt. Fluff with a fork.
