Masala beans with sweet potatoes
A wonderful tasty combination that is worth trying.
Ingredients
for the beans
- 3/4 cup raw white beans
- 1,5-2 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- salt
- 1/2 tbsp garam masala (if you want)
for the sweet potatoes
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/4 tsp garam masala (if you want)
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- black pepper
- salt
Instructions
- Start soaking the beans for at least 6 hours. Strain them, put them in a saucepan with water and boil them until they soften for about 1-1.5 hours.
- In a saucepan pour 1/4 cup. vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Add the onion, garlic and all the spices for the beans and sauté until the onions are soft.
- Add the tomato, turmeric, paprika, cayenne pepper and garam masala. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the beans and 2 tbsp. water from boiling beans. If you have not kept you can put vegetable broth. Boil on low heat for 10 minutes. Add salt and set aside.
- Put the vegetable broth and sweet potatoes in a wok or non-stick pan. Once they get a boil add the orange juice, garam masala and black pepper. Mix and cover. Cook for 10-12 minutes. If you save water, add a little more.
- Add salt and set aside.
- Serve your beans with the sweet potatoes.