turmeric | Camellia Brand https://static.camelliabrand.com New Orleans' Finest Beans, Peas and Lentils since 1923. Sat, 07 Nov 2020 04:14:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://static.camelliabrand.com/static/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-CAM_Logo-32x32.png turmeric | Camellia Brand https://static.camelliabrand.com 32 32 Lima Beans Song (Curried Lima Beans) https://static.camelliabrand.com/recipes/lima-beans-song-curried-lima-beans/ https://static.camelliabrand.com/recipes/lima-beans-song-curried-lima-beans/#respond Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:09:36 +0000 https://www.camelliabrand.com/?post_type=recipes&p=37638 Ingredients: , dry , for soaking , for cooking , diced small , whole (coconut oil recommended) (cilantro), for garnishing read more ...

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup Camellia Baby Lima Beans, dry
  • 4 cups water, for soaking
  • 4 cups water, for cooking
  • 2 medium onions, diced small
  • 10 cherry tomatoes, whole
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil (coconut oil recommended)
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 4-5 coriander leaves (cilantro), for garnishing

Directions:

Soak Lima beans in 2 cups water for Atleast 4-5 hours or overnight. Then drain the water, add fresh water about 1.5 cups and cook in pressure cooker with until tender. Generally about 15 minutes on medium heat or until you hear 1 whistle. Make sure you don’t overcook the beans as the dish will turn into a mushy paste.Do not open the pressure cooker until the pressure has completely been released. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a frying pan/ wok on medium heat. Add the chopped onions, sauté until they turn almost golden brown. Add the tomatoes and sauté until the tomatoes begin to wilt. Now add turmeric powder and Chilli powder and sauté for 30 seconds. Now add the cooked navy beans( without the water) and mix well. Add the water left behind from cooking the  beans as needed based on your desired consistency of the dish. Add salt, mix well. Simmer until it comes to a gentle boil. Turn off the flame.

Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Serve hot with rice/ roti/ bread.

Suchitra Kamath is a blogger and a member of the Slow Food community. This recipe was submitted as part of the 2018 Terra Madre Day as a Food for Change meal. 

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Camellia Green Baby Lima Beans, cooked
  • 2 cups quinoa, cooked
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped lengthwise
  • 1 medium bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp cilantro /coriander leaves, chopped

Directions:

Heat oil in a kadai/ sauté pan. Add chopped  onions and 1/2 tsp salt. Sauté until the onions turn transparent. Add the chopped bell peppers and sauté for 2 minutes.

Now add the turmeric powder and the drained lima beans and sauté for 2-4 minutes. Add quinoa. Mix well and sauté for 1-2 minutes or until it all comes together.

Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro leaves.

Serve hot or at room temperature.

Suchitra Kamath is a blogger and a member of the Slow Food community. This recipe was submitted as part of the 2018 Terra Madre Day as a Food for Change meal. 

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