No Meat at Home? Try This Delicious and Tasty Meal

According to SaedNews Family Service, bean stew is one of the traditional and popular Iranian dishes with many fans. It is especially enjoyable during the cold season. This dish is also very nutritious due to its bean content.

If you would like to prepare this delicious and unique meal at home, follow the instructions below.

Ingredients

• Green beans: 600 grams

• Cooked pinto beans: 2 cups

• Carrots: 2

• Large potato: 1

• Medium onion: 1

• Tomato paste: 2 tablespoons

• Salt, black pepper, turmeric, and red pepper flakes: as needed

• Sour grape juice (verjuice): ½ cup

• Chopped parsley: 1 cup

• Oil: as needed

Instructions

To prepare this dish, soak the pinto beans for at least 24 hours in advance, then cook them with a little water and salt.

To start cooking, finely chop the onion and sauté it in a suitable pot with some oil over medium heat until it becomes soft and golden.

Add the chopped green beans, then season with salt, turmeric, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. Stir well.

Next, peel and cube the potato and add it to the pot along with the chopped carrots.

Add the tomato paste and sauté everything together for about one minute. Then add one to two cups of boiling water. You may replace tomato paste with fresh blended tomatoes for a richer flavor.

Cover the pot and reduce the heat so the vegetables cook slowly.

Then add the cooked pinto beans along with the verjuice and chopped parsley, and mix well.

Let the stew simmer for another 20 minutes. After that, your delicious bean stew is ready to serve. Enjoy your meal!