HOW TO COOK NIGERIAN WHITE RICE AND BEANS IN DELICIOUS WAY #nigerianfood #cooking #recipe #beans

black-eyed peas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are lower in calories and canned beans save time.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier while canola oil is often cheaper.

bell pepper

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini offers similar texture, while cabbage is often less expensive.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: serrano pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with lower calories, and serrano peppers are usually cheaper.

Add water to a pot and wash the black-eyed peas before adding them to the pot.

Pre-boil the black-eyed peas and then wash them again before cooking.

Cover the pot and check the beans every 10 minutes to monitor their cooking progress.

Once the beans are cooked, add the washed white rice to the pot.

Add some water to the pot with the rice and beans, ensuring the water level is the same as the beans.

Add salt to the pot and cover it to cook for about 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, add the already cooked beans into the pot with the rice.

Ensure the beans are browned for better flavor before mixing them with the rice.

Gently mix the rice and beans together without breaking the beans.

Cover the pot and allow it to cook until the water dries up, then mix everything together before serving.

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