Giant Peruvian Lima Beans and Brown Jasmine Rice with Cauliflower, Chard, Celery, and Carrot (No Added Fat)
We had been out of a favorite bean of mine, but my wife picked some up yesterday, Giant Peruvian lima beans. My wife doesn't like celery but I found a great deal on organic celery and she agreed to try cooked celery.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Giant Peruvian lima beans
- 1/2 cup brown Jasmine rice
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups cauliflower
- 3 cups chard cut into 1/2" pieces
- 1 clove garlic, finely (1/8") diced
- Vegan bouillon cube
- 1 cup carrot cut into 1/4" slices
- 3/4 cup celery cut into 3/8" pieces and halved
- 1T ginger, finely (1/8") diced
- 3/4 cup onion, cut into 3/8" cubes
- 1/2 t (or to taste) salt
- 1/4 t turmeric
- (optional) 1/2 t amchoor (mango) powder
- 1T fresh squeezed lime or lemon juice
- I didn't soak the beans overnight so rinsed them then let them sit in ample (maybe 3 cups) boiling water for a half hour. I also added the rice to soak with the beans.
- I was out but had my wife rinse the beans and rice again. I generally find that brown rice and beans cook in a 1:3 ratio (3 times as much water as rice and beans combined) for 30m, so I had her add 6 cups of water to the rice and beans, as well as the cauliflower, chard, garlic, and bouillon cube, and cook in my Instant Pot pressure cooker for 30m.
- After the cooking was done, I waited a few minutes and gently released pressure, then added the carrot, celery, and ginger, and cooked for 2 more minutes.
- When I was ready to serve, I opened the pot slowly, and added onion, salt, turmeric, amchoor, and lime juice.
I also made a tomato and olive salad with ume plum vinegar, salt, and oregano.
Results
Surprisingly, there was a bit too much liquid in the intermediate dish; I removed maybe 3/4 cup of liquid before the second short cooking. Dinner was good and even my daughter, who doesn't always like these beans, enjoyed it. It was a bit softer than I'd like it to be, deprived of more texture.
Ideas for the future
I have to try making rice and bean combined dishes with maybe a ratio of 1 part rice and beans to 2 1/2 parts or possibly 2 parts water. This may depend on bean, though. I'll stick with 1:3 for now and see how it turns out next time.
Labels: Beans, Cauliflower, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, No Added Fat
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