3 cups adzuki beans, cooked or canned (I used dried adzukis and pressure-cooked them for 10 minutes)
1 cup TVP chunks (optional)
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, sliced
1 red pepper (anaheim or sweet Italian), chopped
2 carrots, cut in quarter rounds
1 red potato, diced
2 tbsp pepper paste (or tomato paste)
2 tbsp fresh dill,chopped
3 tbsp olive oil or butter
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp black pepper
salt
-Soak TVP chunks in hot water in a bowl for app. 20 minutes. Drain and squeeze the excess water
-Heat oil and sautee onions, garlic, and TVP for 3-4 minutes
-Add peppers and carrots. Cook for another 3 minutes
-Add paprika, stir for half a minute and add the paste. Cook for 2 minutes
-Add the potato, adzukis, black pepper, salt, 1 tbsp fresh dill (the rest is to garnish), and enough water to cover
-Cook on low for 30 minutes
-Garnish with dill before serving
Adzuki beans are really delicious and taste kind of like brown lentils.
