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Hearty Spiced Butter Beans
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Hearty Spiced Butter Beans

A super easy and healthy meal that takes 15 minutes to prepare
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Servings: 3 people

Equipment

  • 1 Medium sized pot with lid
  • 1 Mortar and Pestle If you like to grind your spices

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Oil of your choice Coconut oil can be very rich. I like extra virgin olive oil or sunflower oil. Up to you!
  • 1 bulb Onion chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic (roughly chopped)
  • 4 Bay leaves
  • 1 tsp Ras el Hanout See the link below if you want to make your own
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds ground
  • 1 tsp Coriander seeds ground
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 2 cans Organic Butter Beans
  • 200 mL Coconut milk
  • 200 mL Vegetable stock (or 1.5 KALLO stock cubes in 200mL water)
  • 4 cups Baby Spinach leaves

Instructions

  • Sautee the onions and garlic in the oil on medium heat, adding in the spices, stir until fragrant. Takes about 3 minutes.
  • Add the butter beans, coconut milk and stock. Stir now and then. Bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, then stir in the spinach leaves.
  • Serve topped with sunflower seeds and coriander leaf, on a bed of rice.