"The base for this Buddha bowl is brown rice cooked with onions and sweetcorn along with pinto beans. The pinto beans and the rice can be done the day before. That would make it super easy and quick to put the meal together."
Pinto Bean, Corn Mushroom and Green Bean Rice Bowls
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Prep time 15mins
Cook time 50mins
Serves or Makes: 4
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ingredients
Brown Rice
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 sliced onion
- 2 teaspoons crushed black pepper
- 2 teaspoons avocado oil
- Salt, to taste
Method
Step 1
Rinse rice a few times. Keep aside.
Step 2
Heat 1 tsp oil. Sauté onions. Add rice followed by salt and crushed pepper.
Step 3
Add 2 cups of water and let it come to a boil. Lower heat, cover and let the rice cook till done. Keep aside.
ingredients
Pinto Beans
- 1 cup pinto beans
- 2 tablespoons oil
- salt
- 2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion flakes
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
Step 1
Cook pinto beans with salt, turmeric and water till done. This process will take sooner if you pressure cook. If you do not have a pressure cooker, any deep bottomed pan will do. Keep aside.
Step 2
In a pan heat oil. Put in cumin seeds. Sauté for a minute and then add tomato paste. Cook the tomato paste in the oil for a couple of minutes.
Step 3
Add onion flakes and garlic powder. Add the cooked beans. Check seasoning. Cook till desired consistency. Turn the heat off.
Step 4
Add dried basil and lime juice.
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Vegetables
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 cup cut into 2 inch pieces beans
- 1 cup cauliflower florets
- salt
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 6 sliced thickly mushrooms
- 1 small sliced white onion
- 3 tablespoons pepper jack cheese
- 2 tablespoons parsley
Assembly
Step 1
Heat oil. Sauté mushrooms on high heat for a couple of minutes. Remove.
Step 2
Add in beans and sauté for just a few seconds so it retains its crunchiness. Keep aside.
Step 3
In the same pan, sauté cauliflower. Season with salt, turmeric and cumin powder.
Step 4
In a bowl put in ½ a cup of brown rice. Add in sautéd mushrooms, sautéd green beans, sliced onions, halved cherry tomatoes, sautéd cauliflower and pinto beans.
Step 5
Serve with grated pepper jack cheese and chopped fresh parsley. Enjoy!