I love Mexican food. It is quite simple to make yet is a bowl full of balanced diet. It has a serving of proteins, taco or rice and guacamole and salad. Basically everything in 1 bowl to have a good yummy lunch whether you are on the go, at a picnic or just want a weekday dinner. I love the way they use beans and avocado. Either a black beans taco or Vegan black beans burrito bowl is my go-to recipe when I want to eat a meal outside.
I love eating vegan. Veggies are great, flavors are simple and filling. Plus I can cook them at home later once I know how it tastes.
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Ingredients
- Brown rice
- Lime
- tomatoes
- Purple cabbage
- Grilled corn
- Avocadoes
- Black beans
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Follow the below steps to make Vegan black beans burrito bowl
How to make brown rice?
- Soak brown rice for atleast 30mins.
- Boil it with thrice the water until it is soft and strain them or refer to packet instructions.
How to grill corn?
- Grill corn on a stove until its charred from all sides. Please ensure your chimney is on and windows open. We do not want to trouble Fireman Sam!
- Using a sharp heavy knife, remove the kernels (moving vertically from top to bottom).
How to make black beans curry?
- Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions,garlic and salt to it. Let it cook until translucent
2. Add chopped tomatoes.Cook until soft.
3. Add the curry powder
4. Add canned black beans and mix well.
5. Add 1 cup water and adjust salt accordingly. Let it come to a boil.
6. Let it simmer for few minutes, it will thicken more as it cools down.
Serve black beans with brown rice,grilled corn,avocado slices,tomatoes and pickled cabbage.
To make quick pickled cabbage - heat ½ cup water with ¼ cup vinegar, add 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tbsp. sugar, add chopped purple cabbage to it.Keep it aside for 30 minutes and then serve.
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Serving suggestion
- Serve along with sliced avocadoes, chopped purple cabbage, brown rice, sliced tomatoes, lime and grilled corn in a bowl or taco shell.
Substitutions
You can use any can instead of black beans. Rajma / kidney beans, black beans etc.
Variations - Black bean Taco
You can serve this in a taco shell, boat or make a burrito with a tortilla.
Just fill in the taco with brown rice, beans and top it up with grilled corn & pickled red cabbage.
Equipment
- Can opener
- Saucepan
Storage
- You may prepare the black beans curry and pickled cabbage in advance ,prepare rest of the ingredients fresh
Top tip
Always reheat the left-overs.
Vegan black beans burrito bowl | black bean burrito bowl recipe
Equipment
- saucepan
- can opener optional
Ingredients
Grilled corn
- 2 full corn cobs
Brown rice
- ½ cup brown rice
Black beans curry
- 1 small onion
- 1 medium tomato large
- 1 can black beans
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 teaspoon curry powder
- Salt as per taste
Pickled cabbage
- 1 cup purple cabbage
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Serving suggestions
- 5-6 cherry tomatoes
- 1 Avocado sliced
- 1 slice lemon
- 2-3 tablespoon pomegranate seeds optional
- 4-5 taco shells soft/hard - optional
Instructions
How to grill corn?
- Grill corn on a stove until its charred from all sides. Please ensure your chimney is on and windows open. We do not want to trouble Fireman Sam!
- Using a sharp heavy knife, remove the kernels (moving vertically from top to bottom).
How to make brown rice?
- Soak brown rice for 15 mins.
- Boil it with twice the water until it is soft or refer to packet instructions.
How to make black beans curry?
- Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions, green chillies and salt to it. Let it sweat!
- Add chopped tomatoes. Let it cook until tomatoes soften.
- Add the curry powder.
- Now, add of black beans and mix well.
- Add 1 cup water and adjust salt accordingly. Let it come to a boil
- Let it simmer for few minutes, it will thicken more as it cools down.
How to make quick pickled cabbage ?
- To make quick pickled cabbage - heat ½ cup water with ¼ cup vinegar, add 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tbsp. sugar, add chopped purple cabbage to it. Keep it aside for 30 minutes and then serve.
Serving suggestion
- Serve along with sliced avocadoes, purple cabbage pickle, brown rice, sliced tomatoes, lime and grilled corn in a bowl or taco shell.
Notes
Variations - Black bean Taco
You can serve this in a taco shell, boat or make a burrito with a tortilla.FAQs
Black beans are rich in anti-oxidants. It helps reduce cancer and heart diseases. It is also low in fat and high in fiber.
No, they are easier to digest compared to chickpeas and kidney beans. You can soak them overnight and discard water. Boil them until soft if you do not want to use cans.
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