Easy Three Bean Curry

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This Three Bean Curry is super easy, comforting and made using store cupboard and freezer ingredients. The ultimate kitchen raid meal, so it's perfect for a healthy meal on a budget. It's vegan, gluten-free and oh so delicious. What makes this bean curry so easy is the frozen Birds Eye Mexican Bean Mix we used in it - great for busy families.

When it starts to get colder, a wholesome, comforting curry will always go down well. It's total autumn comfort food! This is a protein packed vegan curry that is so easy to adapt, so you can make this exact recipe as a base and then add in a few different ingredients to make everyone happy. That's better than making separate meals for everyone.

You can add more or less chilli depending on how spicy you like it, or you could even throw some spinach or kale in a few minutes before it is finished for a green veggie boost.

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• Why should you try it?
• What you will need
• Step by step
• Using beans in curries
• FAQs
• Extra tips
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Why should you try it?

What you will need

Step by step

One: Heat a little oil in a large pan and add the shallots. Cook on low for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Two: Add the garlic, ginger and chilli, stir and cook for 1 minute.

Three: Add the curry powder, salt and pepper and cumin seeds and stir.

Four: Put the Birds Eye Bean Mix in the pan and mix well.

Five: Add the chopped tomatoes, coconut milk and vegetable stock.

Six: Stir and simmer for 10 minutes.

Seven: Serve with rice (optional).

Birds Eye Mexican Bean Mix

The star of the show in this curry is the 3 bean mix and instead of opening 3 different tins of beans we used the Birds Eye Mexican Bean Mix which is now a freezer staple for us and saves us so much time.

A mix of red kidney beans, black beans and chickpeas, one portion of the bean mix provides one of your recommended 5 daily portions of fruit and vegetables. It is a rich source of protein and it contains plenty of fibre.

Not only is the bean mix full of goodness, but it's really convenient too. You can just keep a bag in your freezer and add it to stews, chilli, casseroles and hearty salads.

This Mexican Bean Mix is ready to cook from frozen in 4 minutes, so you can free yourself from soaking dry beans overnight or draining tins - perfect for a busy family that still wants healthy and protein packed meals.

It's not just the Mexican Bean Mix that is available - Birds Eye have a whole range of convenient pulses including a Chickpea and Spinach Mix and Italian 3 Bean Mix (which is great in a spaghetti sauce) with a RRP of just £2 - you can find them in the frozen aisle at larger Tesco & Asda stores and Ocado.

As they are poured straight from the bag in your freezer, you can use as little or as much as required and waste less compared to the tinned alternatives usually found on supermarket shelves.

Using beans in curries

We are big on beans in general. As we try to limit the amount of meat we eat, we turn to beans for a protein boost, to bulk out our meals and add lots of flavour. If you think beans are boring, then you haven't been eating them the right way.

There is so much to love about beans beyond their versatility. They are high in fibre, potassium and can help to reduce cholesterol and blood pressure, so they are a must in a healthy diet in our opinion and they are the perfect addition to a vegan curry.

We kept it pretty simple when it came to the herbs and spices, as I didn't want this to be a recipe that you had to buy new ingredients for. This is all about using up what is in your cupboard, so we tried to keep it to ones that you would probably already have. Feel free to switch and swap them though.

In my opinion a bean curry with coconut milk is a must. Creamy curries are the best kind of curries and by using coconut you add a load of flavour, but you can keep it vegan.

Sure, coconut milk is a little high in calories, but it's totally worth it in my opinion. We just used a little, as it goes a long way. Not sure what to do with the leftover coconut milk? Try our Pina Colada Smoothie.

What to serve with it.

We served ours with some simple turmeric rice, which is just basmati rice boiled with a little turmeric in it. If you want some extra carbs, and something to mop up the extra curry sauce, then make some of our Easy 3 Ingredient Homemade Flatbreads.

FAQs

Extra tips

• If you wanted to lower the calories and skip the coconut milk, add in some vegan cream fraiche (we love the Oatly brand) to keep it vegan and creamy.
• You don't have to have this as a vegan curry. Make this recipe as a base and then add some leftover or freshly grilled chicken or even some halloumi or paneer.
• Get your greens! Throw some spinach and kale in to this to give it a green veggie boost.

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