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Main course · South African

Vegetable and Bean Frikkadels with Tomato Sauce and Rice

45 min Serves 4 ~545 kcal/serving ~£4.40 (£1.10/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freeVeganVegetarian

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Ingredients

  • 400 g tinned butter beans, drained
  • 1 carrots
  • 80 g gram flour
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 500 g ripe plum tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 300 g basmati rice

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
545 kcal
Protein
17.9 g
Carbohydrate
90.6 g
of which sugars
8.5 g
Fat
9.6 g
of which saturates
1.1 g
Fibre
10.6 g
Salt
0.70 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan, gas 6).

  2. 2

    Mash the butter beans roughly. Grate the carrot and finely chop the onion.

  3. 3

    Mix the mashed beans with the carrot, onion, garlic and gram flour until it holds together, then shape into 12 small balls.

  4. 4

    Place the balls in an ovenproof dish, pour the chopped tomatoes over and drizzle with the vegetable oil.

  5. 5

    Bake for 25 minutes until set and the sauce is bubbling.

  6. 6

    Meanwhile, cook the basmati rice according to the pack instructions.

  7. 7

    Serve the frikkadels and sauce with the rice.

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