I have to be honest; this recipe is a leftover idea which turned out quite well. It was a day of doing grocery shopping, but I had to eat something before I leave. I had very little in the refrigerator and almost nothing in the pantry that I could use to make my lunch. All I had besides a few other things was rice, sweet potato and frozen Lima beans.

Normally I would use lentil for this type of recipe, but I didn’t have any left. Of course you are free to use lentil, or any other beans, but I find the Lima beans nice for this dish mainly because of their soft green color. You may also use a different type of rice, for example brown rice would do just fine. I personally love the combination of wild rice and long basmati white rice for the taste, looks and texture. The one thing cannot be changed in this recipe is the sweet potato with curry spice, since that is the secret ingredient, lol. However, you may skip the oil if you prefer; just cook the garlic and onion on little bit of veggie broth and then add some more after you add the potato.

I had made recipes from leftovers before, but I do not remember them, I just know they were always delicious. So go ahead and be creative. This recipe is just one example of how easy and enjoyable is to live on plant based food.

About Lima beans:

Lima beans contain 39% of the daily food value for folate, for DNA synthesis and cell division. They also contain 20% of the daily value of thiamin (vitamin B1), and 15% of vitamin B6. Other nutrients include pantothenic acid, riboflavin, and niacin, most of which function as co-enzymes to metabolize carbohydrates, protein, and fats in your system.The fiber in lima beans provides 53% of your body’s daily requirement - important not only as 1) a laxative but 2) to protect the colon and fight cancer by decreasing the amount of time toxic substances stay in the colon, and 3) reduces blood cholesterol levels by decreasing re-absorption in the colon.The mineral content in lima beans provides almost half of what you need per day in manganese, along with plentiful amounts of iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and valuable antioxidants. Read more