Green spinach wrap with black beans and carrots - with cumin & pesto...

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Method:-

Ingredients:- Black beans 1 cup (soak overnight)
1 medium onion
2 tomatoes
4 garlic cloves
Inch size ginger
1 large Jalapeno
1 tbsp cumin powder
Salt to taste

Carrot - shredded (about 2 large ones)
Store bought: Spinach tortilla, pesto sauce

Pressure cook the beans with salt
Saute other ingredients and mix it to the cooked / mashed beans

Spread pesto sauce on the spinach tortilla - thin coat works
Spread a tablespoon full of bean mixture - coating depends on your taste
I added a tablespoon of shredded carrot per roll

Roll up the tortilla and cut to desired sized rounds

It serves as lunch / dinner / snack - as you please..

The moistened cooked beans with all the spices / flavors, fresh crunchy & sweet carrots with pesto and tortilla was a beautiful carnival of sweet, sour, salt and protein.

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History:-

Black beans were first domesticated thousands of years ago in Peru, and quickly became a staple of the South American diet. They first came to Europe in the 1500s.

Health benefits:-

Digestive Tract 

Protein and fiber in this bean aids in quick movement in intestines; this supports the digestive track in working less harder and keeps it healthy.

Blood Sugar Regulation

The steady movement of protein and fiber through the digestive system allows for a measured breakdown of food into its component parts. This even breakdown of food helps to curtail sugar levels (high or low)

Cardiovascular Health & anit-cancer prevention

Regulates cholesterol level…..

High in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory values.   Black beans are also high in folate and magnesium, both nutrients highly associated with preservation of cardiovascular health, and the antioxidant minerals zinc and manganese.

Nervous System Health

Folate, or vitamin B6, is particularly abundant in black beans. The nervous system relies on folate to produce the amino acids it needs to function. For pregnant women a deficiency in folate can cause the improper development of the fetus’s brain and spinal cord. The high iron content of black beans is also particularly beneficial to pregnant women.