Cheap & Tasty Beans & Greens

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 (15 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes (or if in season, use fresh.)
• 1 bunch spinach or 1 bunch other greens
• 1 -2 tablespoon curry powder (or, if you have the spices, don't use the curry powder but use 1 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp cumin)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil

Recipe

• 1 saute the onions, garlic, ginger over low heat in 1 tbsp or so oil.
• 2 for ~ 20 to 30 minutes stirring frequently as you go about your.
• 3 other chores (or use a crock pot and forget it for ~ 1 hr).
• 4 when they are cooked down, and dark golden and fragrant and.
• 5 the raw smell has gone, add spices except garam masala.
• 6 and saute for a few minutes.
• 7 on higher heat until the spices lose their raw smell, don't let them.
• 8 burn - so watch closely - whether in crock pot or stove top.
• 9 add the bep, tomatoes, and greens if using, and simmer on.
• 10 low for ~ 15 minutes until all homogenized (or another 1 hr in a crock pot).
• 11 add the garam masala.
• 12 towards the end; add salt to taste, and maybe a shot of lemon juice.
• 13 when the heat is turned off.
• 14 serve hot with rice or tortillas.
• 15 leftovers just get better with age. refrigerate and reheat.