Black Beans & Brown Rice With Garlicky Kale

Ingredients

• •29 oz black beans
• •3 cups cooked brown rice
• •½ tsp cumin powder
• •1 tsp garlic
• •1 tbsp hemp seeds
• •2 cups baby kale
• •olive oil
• •½ tbsp black pepper
• •1 tsp salt
• •1 tsp sesame seeds
• •3 stalks green onions

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and sesame seeds, as soon as they start getting brown slow down the flame and add white portion of the green onions/spring onions/scallions.
2. 2Sauté for few minutes in the low flame and add kale and sauté again.
3. 3Then add black beans.
4. 4Mix well.
5. 5Mix in all the spices and sauté again for few minutes.
6. 6Toss in green portion of the green onions/spring onions/scallions and sauté again.
7. 7Add brown rice and mix well so that the rice is fully coated.
8. 8Cover and cook for 3 minutes or until done.
9. 9Take it out in a serving plate and garnish with hemp seeds.
10. 10Serve hot, or at room temperature or can be served cold. Can be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated and consumed the next day.