3 Bean Breyani

Serves 6 - 8

Ingredients

1 x 410 g tin of small white beans
1 x 410 g tin of butter beans
1 x 410 g tin of red-speckled beans
1 x 410 g tin of cooked lentils
10 ml oil
2 medium onions, chopped
10 ml fennel seeds
2 bay leaves
2 ml turmeric powder
10 ml cumin powder
20 ml masala (curry powder)
1 clove of garlic crushed
2,5 ml salt
500 ml cooked rice
75 ml boiling water

Method

1. Drain the beans and lentils and mix together.
2. Braise the bay leaf, fennel seeds and onion in oil.
3. When golden brown, add the spices and garlic
4. Add beans and salt. Stir and remove from the stove.
5. Add lentils to the cooked rice.
6. Layer the rice over the bean mixture
7. In a pan, braise a little more onions with bay leaf and fennel seeds. When golden brown, pour over the rice.
8. Pour over boiling water in a circling direction over, cover and allow to simmer for 5 – 8 minutes over a low heat.