This recipe uses the most popular beans in a Caribbean kitchen (black beans and kidney beans), all cooked up in a turmeric paste which adds extra flavour to the soft fluffy rice. Each serving ...

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the rice and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until tender. Drain and set aside. Place a little olive oil in a small pan, add the black beans and warm through ...

They are made from soy beans, which, when dried, range in colour from ivory to yellow. After being salted and fermented, the beans turn black ... adding warm water or rice wine (or whatever ...

Black beans (also known as black turtle beans ... is to appreciate their status as a staple food, putting them beside rice on a plate with some finely chopped lettuce and tomato, with a spoonful ...