I was asked to post the recipe for the bean soup that was listed in my last post...So, here it is.
Ingredients:
1 can black beans (or 1/2 cup dry beans)
1 cup dry black eyed peas (I have never found these per cooked in a can. If you do have canned black eyed peas then use 2 cans)
2 teaspoons olive oil or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoon coriander powder
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon kashmiri garam masala ( or use regular garam masala)
1 teaspoon turmeric
1-2 dried red chili or ½-1 teaspoon you can use chili flakes
5-6 cloves of garlic chopped
1/2 inch ginger minced or 1 teaspoon dry ginger
1 chopped red onion
2 medium tomatoes, chopped or 1 small can diced tomato
1/2 cup chopped celery
4 cups vegetable broth
salt to taste
First, I cook the black eye peas overnight in the crock pot by covering them with water and setting the crock pot on low. If using dry black beans add them in with the black eyed peas. Make sure to drain and rinse the beans.
Then sauté onions, celery, and garlic, ginger (UNLESS you are using ginger powder, then, add when adding dry seasonings) until aromatic, then place in crock pot. Add black beans, black eye peas, tomato, vegetable broth and seasonings. Set crock pot on low for the day (at least 8 hours for the flavors to marry. It's like a good chili or tomato sauce, the longer the flavors infuse the better it tastes).
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