Cumin Fried Black Rice with Kidney Beans

Serves 2-3

Ingredients:

🍚 rice  – 1 cup black rice 

cumin seeds – 1 tsp 

Nigella seeds – 1 tsp 

ginger – 1 tbsp

🌿🧅  shallot – 4

kidney beans – 14.5 ounce can

olive oil – 3 tbsp

🧂  salt 

Aleppo pepper (pul biber)

Directions:

Cook 1 cup of black rice in salted water (1:2) for ~50 min.

In a nonstick skillet, heat olive oil. Add sliced shallot and 1 tablespoons minced fresh ginger and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. 

Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, cooked black rice, one 14.5-ounce can drained kidney beans  and cook, stirring about  3 minutes. 

Season with Aleppo pepper.