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COOKING DRIED BEANS OR PEAS BY MICRO

POWER

Place hot tap water in 4-litre dish. Bring hot water to the boil on P10 for 10 to 12 minutes. Add beans and 2 tablespoons oil to water. Cook according to directions in chart. Stir. Allow to stand, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes.

Note: Beans such as red kidney beans and lima beans should be soaked overnight before cooking. 250 g of dried beans equals about 3 cups cooked beans. Use in place of canned beans.

Cooking Dried Beans and Peas by Micro power

 

 

TO COOK

ITEM

CONTAINER

BEANS on P3

 

 

(in minutes)

 

 

COVERED

 

 

 

 

 

Lentils (250 g)

4-litre dish

15 to 20

Soup Mix (250 g)

4-litre dish

20 to 25

 

Split Peas or

4 litre dish

25 to 30

Lentils (250 g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beans (250 g)

4-litre dish

25 to 30

Soaked overnight

 

 

 

 

Cooking Legumes by Sensor Cook (S) /

Auto Cook Å

Suitable for cooking chickpeas, split peas, dried beans and peas and brown rice.

Cover legumes with cold water and soak overnight, drain.

Place legumes and boiling water into an appropriate sized dish.( See table for quantities )

Amount of

Amount of

Dish Size

Legumes

Boiling Water

 

1 cup

3 cups

2 litre

2 cups

4 cups

3 litre

3 cups

6 cups

4 litre

4 cup

8 cups

4 litre

During cooking the oven will beep and prompt you to stir. Remove covering.

At the end of cooking time, allow legumes to stand for 5 minutes if required.

RED COCONUT DHAL (S) Å

Serves: 4 to 6

 

Ingredients:

 

1 cup

red lentils

1 teaspoon

turmeric

400 ml

can coconut milk

250 ml

water

1 teaspoon

crushed red chilli

1 teaspoon

crushed garlic

 

lemon juice to taste

Method:

Place all ingredients in a 2 litre casserole dish. Stir and cook on P7 for 18 to 20 minutes, stirring twice during cooking.

To cook by Sensor Cook / Auto Cook:

Prepare as above; cover with plastic wrap.Refer to

Legumes directions on this page.

Chickpea Salad with Coriander Dressing (S) Å

Serves: 4 to 6

 

Ingredients:

 

1 cup

dried chickpeas, water for soaking

3 cups

boiling water

1

red capsicum, diced

1

lebanese cucumber, diced

250 g

cherry tomatoes, quartered

1

spanish onion, diced

Coriander Dressing:

12 cup

lemon juice

2 teaspoons

sugar

12 cup

chopped fresh coriander

1 teaspoon

chopped red chilli

Method:

Cover chickpeas with water and soak overnight. Drain.

Place chickpeas and boiling water into a 3-litre dish and cook on P7 for 25 to 30 minutes.

To cook by Sensor Cook / Auto Cook:

Prepare as above, cover with plastic wrap. Refer to Legumes directions on this page.

Drain and allow to cool.

Combine remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Dressing:

Combine all ingredients in a screw top jar, shake well. Pour over salad and toss well.

Lentil Hot Pot (S)

Serves: 4 to 6

 

Ingredients:

 

900 g

New potatoes

2

onions, diced

2

carrots, diced

2

stalks celery, sliced

3

cloves garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon

curry powder

415 g

can diced tomatoes

1 cup

vegetable stock

2 tablespoon

tomato paste

34 cup

red lentils, washed

12 cup

grated cheese

 

paprika

1 tablespoon

chopped parsley

Method:

Wash potatoes and place onto a paper towel lined plate. Cook on Potatoes or P7 for 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside. Place onion, carrot, celery and garlic into a 3 litre dish. Cook on P7 for 8 minutes. Add curry powder and cook on P7 for a further 1 minute. Add tomatoes, stock, tomato paste and lentils. Cook on P7 for 20 to 24 minutes. Slice potatoes thickly and layer over the top of lentil mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese, paprika and parsley. Cook on P10 for 4 to 6 minutes.

To cook by Sensor Cook / Auto Cook:

Prepare potatoes as above. Cover with plastic wrap. Refer to Potatoes directions on page 24.

Vegetables and Legumes

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Panasonic NN-SD786S manual Cooking Dried Beans and Peas by Micro power, Cooking Legumes by Sensor Cook S Auto Cook Å

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