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5 from 21 votes

Easy Mexican Rice

Prep Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours
Course: Main Course
Keyword: easy mexican rice recipe, mexican rice recipe, quick mexican rice recipe
Yield: 4 People

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon of Olive Oil
  • 2 Medium Sized Red Onions Chopped
  • 4 Cloves of Garlic Chopped
  • 1 Chopped Green Sweet-Pepper
  • 1 Chopped Yellow Sweet-Pepper
  • 400 grams of Red Kidney Beans soaked in water
  • ½ teaspoon of Cumin Powder
  • ½ teaspoon of Turmeric Powder
  • ½ teaspoon of Black Pepper Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon of Salt
  • A pinch of Red Chili Sea Salt (Optional)
  • 2 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • 1 Can of chopped tomato (400 grams)
  • 2 Cups of Calrose rice
  • 2 Cups of Boiled Water

Instructions

  • In a bowl, rinse your rice and let it sit in water for about 30 minutes.
  •  Place your cooking pot on the stove at medium heat and add the olive oil. Let the olive oil sit for about 30 seconds to become hot before moving into step 3.
  • Then add in the chopped onions and garlic and stir occasionally using a wooden spatula until the color of the onions and garlic become golden (about five minutes)
  • Next, add in the chopped green and yellow sweet pepper and occasionally stir until the sweet peppers have become soft (about five minutes).
  • Now, add in the rinsed kidney beans and spices.
  • Afterwards, add in the tomato paste and chopped tomato can and mix everything until all is combined.
  • Now, drain your rice from water and add it to the cooking pot.
  • Immediately add two cups of boiled water and mix all the ingredients until everything is combined. Then close the cooking pan's lid and let the rice cook on the stove at medium-low heat for about 15 minutes or until all the water has dried out.
  • After the water had dried out, close the stove and let the cooking pan with the lid sit for about 7 minutes before serving.