Butter Beans With Spinach And Dumplings

INGREDIENTS

Butter beans:1 tin of butter beans in salted water1 medium onion3 small tomatoes (liquidized)1 cup of baby spinach leaves1 teaspoon Salt1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder1/4 teaspoon arad (Turmeric)1/2 teaspoon dhana jeeru (cumin) powder1 teaspoon Fresh green garlic (looks like springonions)Fry light spray
Dumplings:1 cup plain flour1 teaspoon baking powderSaltChilli powder¼ teaspoon butterEqual amounts of warm water and milk(mixed) +-¼ cup

METHOD

Butter beans:
1.)cook onions in a non stick pot with fry light spray till golden brown in colour
2.)add tomatoes,green garlic and all the spices and cook on medium heat for +-15mins
3.)drain the butter beans and add to the above,add the baby spinach leaves and leave to simmer on low
For +-10mins ... Add +- 1/2cup boiling water and boil on high (add dumplings to this,cover with lid and cook till dumplings have doubled in size and cooked through +-10mins ...do not remove lid while dumplings are cooking as they will shrink!)

-serve immediately :)

Dumplings:
1.)Mix all dry ingredients together, add the warm milk/water and mix to form a stickyish dough
2.)roll into balls with a bit of flour and drop into boiling butter beans.

INFO & TIPS

1.)This could be served as butter beans bunny if you don't want to make dumplings :)

2.)Serve with masala steak if the men in your house need something meaty on the side :)

POSTED ON

14 Jan 2018

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