How To Make Quinoa &Kidney Beans In Coconut Milk

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: coconut cream diluted with water

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

quinoa

🥗Healthier: bulgur wheat

💰Cheaper: rice

Bulgur wheat is often less expensive and provides a similar texture.

Welcome viewers and introduce the dish as a version of rice and peas using quinoa instead of rice.

Mention the ingredients: 1 cup of quinoa to 2 cups of water, natural coconut milk, cooked kidney beans, 3 cloves of garlic, fresh thyme, green scotch bonnet pepper, scallion, pimento berries, and vegan butter.

Wash the quinoa in a strainer to remove excess taste, emphasizing the importance of rinsing it properly.

Heat a pot and add a pinch of vegan butter, allowing it to melt before adding garlic and other ingredients.

Once the butter is melted, add garlic, pimento berries, scallion, and fresh thyme, and sauté for about 2 minutes.

Add the cooked kidney beans and coconut milk to the pot, along with the green scotch bonnet pepper, and let the coconut milk boil for 3-4 minutes before adding quinoa.

Add pink salt to the pot and stir to combine.

Add the rinsed quinoa to the pot, ensuring there is enough liquid to cook it.

Once the liquid starts to dry out, lower the heat and let it cook for about 2 minutes before turning off the stove, allowing the quinoa to finish cooking off the heat.

After cooking, show the finished product and mention serving it with tomatoes, coconut curry butter beans, avocado, fried plantain, vegan potato salad, and steamed kale and spinach.

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