BEANS; High protein, filling, succulent ;
Soak overnight in pure water, then cook in sufficient water, one cup of chick peas, and one cup of any other beans.
When cooked and soft, add;
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce,
1/2 tsp black pepper,
one teaspoon tumeric powder,
salt to taste,
one tblspn. "chana masala" spice mix from prepackaged Indian spices,
one large black cardamon pod,
a shake of asfoetida, or garlic powder, or both,
one tsp. organic sugar,
pinch of cinnamon,
1full tblspoon "methi" leaf / fenugreek leaf, and /or 1 teaspoon each of basil and oregano,
One tsp.of cumin.
Simmer. No fat need be added, but butter etc is always more luxurious, and calories.
Tamohara dasa (not the GBC)
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