Be it a lazy morning or busy start to the day, recipes that are suitable equally for both the occasions are my favorites. They need to be delicious, healthy and most importantly very easy to make. As I have mentioned umpteenth times, I rely on  protein in our daily diet. I had already talked about my chickpeas rice. Likewise is this rice which is made with Kidney beans instead of Chickpeas as a protein source. Here I have kept it relatively simple without any addition of  vegetables but like many recipes in this site - this is a versatile dish and you can add in whatever your heart/palate desires.

This is a quick recipe and it can be made even more simpler if you have canned beans and cooked (leftover) rice on hand. Only make sure that if you are using the canned variety you drain out the beans and rinse it out well first. I also find this dish handy when I have extra cooked kidney beans on hand. Many times I find that I have cooked additional beans and  refrigerate them.  This rice is one such dish which makes use of such leftovers. Less fat, more protein makes this healthy along with no loss in flavor. I love the combo of kidney beans and mint in this rice where the herb makes it taste fresh (esp. useful if you are using leftovers :)). This is a more simplified version of the famous Indian rice dish called Rajma Chawal.