3 Bean Carrot-Spinach Stew(Spicy Indian Style)
 
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Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 cups mixed beans(I used sprouted lentils, adzuki and mung beans)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 4-5 green chillies
  • 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
  • 5 cloves garlic grated
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 large bunch of spinach chopped
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 tsp salt or accordingly
  • ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Boil the lentils/beans in 6 cups of water till it's cooked well, not too soft and too mushy.
  2. Grind 1 cup of lentils to a coarse paste.
  3. Grind the tomatoes and green chillies, keep aside.
  4. In a large deep dish, add olive oil. Add the cumin seeds and bay leaves. Fry for a minute.
  5. Add the grated ginger, garlic and fry for a minute on low heat.
  6. Saute the carrots. Add the ground turmeric and add the tomato-green chilly paste. Cook the carrots for 5 minutes. Add the spinach and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
  7. Add the lentils and mix. Add the lentils paste. Mix everything well, add salt and check for spices, if you need more spice, add some pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes to get all the flavors mixed in well.
Serve with rice or you enjoy it as is.
Notes
I used the Tru Roots Organic Sprouted Bean Trio but you can use any bean of your choice.
You could top it with some Harissa, corn tortilla, sriracha.
You could add some grains in it or serve with some rice.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2015/01/22/3-bean-carrot-spinach-soup-spicy-indian-style/