Paradise Spicy Bean Rice

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup rice (long grained, non-aromatic)
• 1/4 cup red kidney beans
• 1/4 cup soybeans
• 10 french beans
• 2 cloves garlic
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ajinomoto (chinese salt)
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 2 teaspoons soya sauce
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 lime, juice of

Recipe

• 1 soak red kidney beans and soya beans separately overnight.
• 2 cut french beans into diamond shape.
• 3 finely chop garlic.
• 4 keep aside.
• 5 microwave 1 1/2 cups of water on'high' for 4 minutes uncovered.
• 6 use this to cook beans.
• 7 microwave red kidney beans with 1 cup hot water on high for 5 minutes covered.
• 8 allow standing time of 2 minutes.
• 9 add 1/4 tsp.
• 10 salt and mix well.
• 11 microwave on high for 2 minutes semi-covered.
• 12 microwave 4 cups of water on high for 5 minutes uncovered.
• 13 add 1 tbsp.
• 14 oil, washed rice and lime juice.
• 15 microwave on high for 5 minutes uncovered.
• 16 add french beans, stir once.
• 17 microwave on high for 2.
• 18 5 minutes uncovered.
• 19 drain off excess water.
• 20 cool rice and french beans.
• 21 microwave 2 tbsp.
• 22 oil on high for 2 minutes uncovered.
• 23 add garlic and microwave on high for 1 minute uncovered.
• 24 add kidney beans, soya beans, ajinomoto, pepper powder and red chilli powder.
• 25 mix well.
• 26 microwave on high for 2 minutes semi-covered.
• 27 add rice, french beans, soya sauce and 1/2 tsp.
• 28 salt.
• 29 mix well.
• 30 microwave on medium for 5 minutes uncovered.
• 31 add vinegar.
• 32 mix well just before serving.
• 33 suggestion: serve this steaming hot with vegetable sweet and sour.
• 34 note: lime juice is added to rice while cooking to keep rice grains firm and long.