Paradise Spicy Bean Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice (long grained
• non-aromatic)
• 14 cup red kidney beans
• 14 cup soybeans
• 10 French beans
• 2 cloves garlic
• 34 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon ajinomoto (Chinese salt)
• 34 teaspoon white pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 2 teaspoons soya sauce
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 12 lime
• juice of

Instructions

1. Soak red kidney beans and soya beans separately overnight.
2. Cut French beans into diamond shape.
3. Finely chop garlic.
4. Keep aside.
5. Microwave 1 1/2 cups of water on'HIGH' for 4 minutes UNCOVERED.
6. Use this to cook beans.
7. Microwave red kidney beans with 1 cup hot water on HIGH for 5 minutes COVERED.
8. Allow standing time of 2 minutes.
9. Add 1/4 tsp.
10. salt and mix well.
11. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes SEMI-COVERED.
12. Microwave 4 cups of water on HIGH for 5 minutes UNCOVERED.
13. Add 1 tbsp.
14. oil, washed rice and lime juice.
15. Microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes UNCOVERED.
16. Add French beans, stir once.
17. Microwave on HIGH for 2.
18. 5 minutes UNCOVERED.
19. Drain off excess water.
20. Cool rice and French beans.
21. Microwave 2 tbsp.
22. oil on HIGH for 2 minutes UNCOVERED.
23. Add garlic and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute UNCOVERED.
24. Add kidney beans, soya beans, ajinomoto, white pepper powder and red chilli powder.
25. Mix well.
26. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes SEMI-COVERED.
27. Add rice, French beans, soya sauce and 1/2 tsp.
28. salt.
29. Mix well.
30. Microwave on MEDIUM for 5 minutes UNCOVERED.
31. Add vinegar.
32. Mix well just before serving.
33. Suggestion: Serve this steaming hot with vegetable sweet and sour.
34. Note: Lime juice is added to rice while cooking to keep rice grains firm and long.