Mexican Black Beans Recipe

Mexican Black Beans

Mexican Black Beans Recipe

Recipe by Neha NairCourse: SidesCuisine: MexicanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

35

minutes
Soak Time for Beans

8

hours

Black beans are packed with protein and fiber. This Mexican dish combines black bean with onion and lots of garlic and spiced up with cumin and chilly powder .

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of dry black beans, soaked for at least 8 hours or overnight

  • 1 medium onions finely chopped

  • 4-5 big garlic cloves minced

  • 1 tsp of cumin powder

  • 1 tsp red chili powder

  • Fresh lime juice

  • 2 Tbsp of chopped cilantro

  • salt to taste

  • 2 tsp of oil

  • 1 cup of cooking liquid of beans or chicken or vegetable stock

Directions

  • Cook black beans in enough water with salt until it is fully cooked. Save its cooking liquid.
  • Heat oil in a pan, saute onions with salt until onions are translucent.
  • Now add garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes and then add cumin and chilly powder and stir again for 1 min.
  • Now add black beans and mash half of the beans with the back of your spoon or use potato masher, then add stock and cook further for about 3-4 minutes.
  • Lastly, toss in the cilantro and lime juice and mix well.

Notes

  • Serve Mexican black beans as a side dish with fajitas or Mexican rice or use in burritos. It also goes well with hot chapati or rice too.
  • If you do not have enough time to soak beans, then use 2 15 oz cans of black beans.

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