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Guyanese Cook up rice

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
soaking time for beans 6 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine African cuisine, diabetic friendly, instant pot
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • instant pot

Ingredients
  

To soak the beans

  • 1/4 cup black eyed beans
  • 1 cup water

To saute for the base of the cook up rice

  • 1/4 small Onion
  • 1/2 medium Tomato
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 Scotch bonnet pepper
  • 3 sprigs oregano
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 2-3 sprigs Thai basil
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil

to make the rice

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1/2 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp burnt sugar instead of casareep
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup firm tofu cubed
  • salt to taste

to garnish

  • 2 tbsp scallions chopped

Instructions
 

  • Soak the beans in water for about 6 hours.
  • Drain and set aside.
  • Set the instant pot on saute mode
  • Add oil to the pot and saute onions, garlic, the chilli pepper and tomatoes,chopped.
  • Chop and add the herbs to this mix.
  • Saute for a minute and add the drained beans.
  • Mix well.
  • Add the rice and cubed tofu.
  • Add salt, burnt sugar and curry powder.
  • Mix in the coconut milk.
  • Stream in the water and mix well.
  • Cover and set on rice mode.
  • Let the rice and beans cook and pressure release on its own.
  • Fluff the rice and scatter the chopped scallions on top
  • Serve the rice warm.
Keyword beans and legumes, camp recipes, Tofu recipes
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