Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, lentils with rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lentils with Rice is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Lentils with Rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
Fried onions are mixed with rice and lentils, and topped with yogurt or sour cream. Stir rice and enough water to cover into the saucepan with the lentils. Remove from heat and stir in the well-browned onions. Lentils, rice, veggies and LOTS of spices make this one-pot meal a dinnertime champion!
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have lentils with rice using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lentils with Rice:
- Prepare 1 cup brown or green lentils
- Get 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, roots trimmed
- Prepare 2 1/4 teaspoons salt, more as needed
- Get 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Prepare 3/4 cup long-grain rice
- Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- Get 1 bay leaf
- Get 4 cups trimmed and chopped spring greens (chard leaves, spinach, kale, mustard green pr a combination (or 4 large onions)
Serve lentils and rice topped with the caramelized onions, chopped fresh parsley, lemon wedges, and Greek yogurt if desired. Throw the lentils into a medium saucepan. Fill with enough cold water to cover the lentils by about Add the rice and cook, stirring often (but gently so you don't break the rice!) until some rice grains. These lentils and rice cook together in one pot, and feed a crowd.
Steps to make Lentils with Rice:
- Place lentils in a large bowl and add warm tap water to cover by 1 inch. Let soak.
- Meanwhile, halve leeks lengthwise; run under warm water to release any grit. Thinly slice leeks crosswise
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crispy, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer half the leeks to a bowl to use for garnish and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Stir garlic into the pot with the remaining leeks and cook for 15 seconds until fragrant. Stir in rice and sauté 2 minutes. Stir in cumin, allspice and cayenne; sauté 30 seconds.
- Drain lentils and stir into pot. Add 4 1/4 cups water, 2 teaspoons salt, bay leaf and cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Rinse greens in a colander and spread damp leaves over lentil mixture. Cover and cook 5 minutes more, until rice and lentils are tender and greens are wilted. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with reserved crispy leeks
Fill with enough cold water to cover the lentils by about Add the rice and cook, stirring often (but gently so you don't break the rice!) until some rice grains. These lentils and rice cook together in one pot, and feed a crowd. Pair these lentils and rice with grilled chicken or fish and a green salad for a perfectly balanced and delicious family dinner. This easy Lentils and Rice recipe is my latest attempt to find a dish in the Mexican vegetarian realm that will keep me full for more than an Sound too good to be true? One Pot Lentils and Rice Recipe.
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