50 Ways and Counting to Love your Legumes

Corn and Kale SubjiSo I have an IACP talk tomorrow, and like most food events I am not prepared. This said I LOVE my beans so much, this talk is spontaneous. In that, most talks are somehow sort of around my cookbooks. You know either around The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles or Instant Indian and may Spices and Seasons… This said, I wanted to see if I have 100 maybe recipes on this blog.

As you might or might not know, legumes are healthy, versatile and just so flexible.

That Dal Chawal or Rice and Grain Kind of Thing – Saucy, fancy and then some…

  1. Simple Bengali Khichuri

2. Quinoa Khichuri

3. Instant Pot Khichuri I love this so much, it is even on the cover on one of my cookbooks…

4. Bhooni Khichuri or Fancy Bengali Khichuri

Shrimp, Lentil and Vegetable Pilaf

5. Rice and Green Lentils with Shrimp

6. Bise Bele Bhaat – Classic Rice and Lentils South Indian Style

7.  Chickpea Biryani with Seasonal Herbs

8. The Nostalgic Chickpea Biryani (has to have Potatoes)

9. Rajma Pulao – One Pot Indian Style Red Beans and Rice

8. Pongal – Rice and Lentils with Toasted Cashew Nuts and Cracked Black Pepper (These are a few of my favorite Things)

10. Gallo Pinto – Thank you dear Arlene for this one

11. Lemon Rice with Adzuki Beans and Peanuts

12.Lemon Rice with Cranberries

13. Jamaican Rice and Peas

14. Comfort Chickpeas and Fish Pilaf (Those Dorm Room Memories)

Summer Sorghum or Quinoa Salad

Salads are US!

15. Summer Sorghum Salad

16. Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Salad

17. Spicy Chickpea Salad

18.  Bengali Potato and Chickpea Salad

19.  Spiced Roasted Corn Chaat

20. Sprouted Moong Lentils and Peanut Salad

Spicy Choley (no onion, no garlic)

THOSE THEY CALL CLASICS

21. Rajmah  – Classic Indian Red Kidney Beans

22. Choley – Indian Spiced Curried Chickpeas

23. Pindi Choley – Signature Pakistani/North Indian Style Chickpeas

24. Easiest Ever Instant Pot Chana Masala

25. Cuban Black Bean Soup

26. Red Lentils with Tomatoes and Cilantro

27. Ethiopian Style Red Lentils or Missir Wot

28. Red Lentil Chickpea soup with Mint

29. Indian Spiced Corn on the Cob

30. Easiest Ever Instant Pot Rajmah

31. Greek White Bean Soup

Bengali Onion Rings

SNACKS AND STARTERS

32. Seriously Addictive Bengali Potato Fritters

33. Bengali Lentil Fritters – Daler Bora

34. Crispy White Lentil and Onion Fritters

35. Crispy Batter Coated Eggplant Wedges

36. Avocado Hummus

37. Roasted Beetroot Hummus. 

38. Potato Patties with Green Beans

39. White Bean Puree with Oven Roasted Tomatoes

40. Creamy Five Ingredient Bean Soup

Masala Sunshine Cornbread

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING

41. Upside Down Cornbread

42. Shrimp Red Bean and Cauliflower Soup

43. Turkey or Chicken Posole Rojo

44. Creamy Curried Adzuki Beans

45. Mexican Skillet and Tamale Pie

46. Tuscan White Bean Soup

47. Chana Masala with Vegetables

48. Red Beans with Cauliflower Rice

49. Adzuki Bean Breakfast Quesadillas

50. Idli – Perfectly Soft Steamed Rice and Lentil Cake

Peanut and Cilantro Chicken Meatballs

 

So next time you have beans on hand and are looking for inspiration, here are some ideas and then many more to keep you going.

 

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