Chipotle style Black Beans are simmered in onions,garlic,jalapenos and seasoning to make a delicious meal as is or accompanied with Cilantro lime Rice and topped with Chicken or Sofritas (Mexican Style Tofu), lettuce, Pico de gallo, corn salsa, guacamole, cheese and sour cream!

I made these Black Beans recently when I had a few friends over for dinner. Since it was during the holidays and all the kids were home from colleges, I really wanted to make something that would appeal to the teenage/youngsters in the group as well as the older folks. I didn’t want a traditional Indian meal and also wanted to involve my daughter in the kitchen. I opted for the Chipotle style Burrito bowl.

My daughter made the 7 layer dip and the Blueberry Crumble-both real easy to put together and soooo yummy! She felt so accomplished when she got compliments from everyone. It’s a great way to spend time together, build memories and hone her cooking skills.

Some of my other Mexican inspired recipes are-Restaurant Style Salsa in Minutes, Mexican Spirals/ Black Bean Pinwheels, Guacamole with make ahead instructions, Black Bean Soup/Mexican Inspired Soup, Habanero pepper Chatni-salsa alternative ,Mango Peach Salsa, and Strawberry Kiwi Salsa.

Moving on to the recipe, here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-

Chipotle Style Black Beans

Aanchal Gupta

Chipotle style Black Beans simmered in onions,garlic,jalapenos and seasonings. Pairs beautifully with Cilantro Lime rice. A great vegan and gluten free option.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican/International

Servings cups

Ingredients

Black beans 1 pound/16 oz/454 grams You can use canned beans
1 3/4 cup water for cooking the Beans
1 onion chopped
1 1/2 tbsp garlic minced
1-2 tsp of Green Chilies/Jalapenos minced
1 1/2 tbsp Taco Seasoning
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp salsa
1 1/2 tsp Cumin/Jeera
3 tbsp oil
Juice of 1/2 to 1 lime/lemon
Salt as needed being careful as salsa and taco seasoning both have salt

Instructions

Soak Beans overnight.
In hot oil, add cumin and let it crackle
Add Garlic and green chilies/jalapenos and cook till the raw smell goes away.
Add onions and cook till pink and translucent
Add Taco Seasoning,stir and add salsa and cook for a few minutes.
Add to Black Beans and cook till done(I used a Pressure and gave one whistle on high and one on lowest setting. Let pressure release naturally)
Give a generous squeeze of lemon/lime
Garnish with cilantro and onions

Notes

Canned Beans can be used instead of dry beans. If using canned,cook just till the flavors blend in with the beans,we dont really need to cook the beans as such. If pressure cooker is not available, use any pan with a tight fitting lid, bring to a boil and simmer till beans are cooked.

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

In hot oil add cumin and let it crackle