Featured Ayurvedic Recipe: Quick & Easy Black Beans
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Quick & Easy Black Beans
Ingredients:
1 can organic black beans (or fresh if you’ve got the time and remembered to prepare ahead of time by soaking overnight or if you have a pressure cooker)
1/3 cup diced sweet onion
1-3 tsp oil or ghee (optional)
1/4 tsp cumin seeds, ground
1/4 tsp ground coriander seeds, ground
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp salt (make sure to check the sodium content of your canned beans)
Directions:
1. Sauté onions in oil until caramelized.
2. Then add remaining ingredients.
3. Simmer 8-10 minutes and serve warm.
Doshic Considerations
This Ayurvedic Quick & Easy Black Beans recipe can be tailored to any dosha by following the recommendations listed below.
Vata should use 3 tsp sesame oil; and should not have black beans and should instead sub with mung beans.
Pitta should use 2 tsp virgin coconut oil.
Kapha should use 1 tsp sunflower oil.
