Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, lentils and rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lentils and rice is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Lentils and rice is something which I have loved my entire life.
Place lentils in a medium saucepan with enough lightly salted water to cover. Rice and lentils are two ingredients simply made for each other, and here they're paired up in recipes from around the globe. Chewy lentils and tender rice make up the base for bowls, soups, and casseroles that will keep you fueled up throughout the day. Lentils and rice are one of my favorite combinations.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lentils and rice using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Lentils and rice:
- Make ready 1 cup lentils (which you have soaked overnight)
- Get 5-6 cups water (dissolve 1 tsp of tomato paste in one)
- Make ready leaf celery (dry or fresh)
- Take 1 clove garlic
- Get 1/2 cup parboiled rice
- Prepare 2 bay leaves
- Take salt and pepper
- Prepare 3 tbsp olive oil
- Take 1 large onion
- Make ready 1 carrot
Remove from heat and stir in the well-browned onions. Cook at a boil until the lentils are just tender. Add the rice, salt and olive oil, and bring back to a boil. Rinse rice (we prefer long grain brown rice) and lentils thoroughly in three changes of water.
Steps to make Lentils and rice:
- Bring the water to the boil, add the lentils with the leaf celery, the carrot, the garlic and simmer for 10'.
- Add the rice, the bay leaves, the onion and season with salt and pepper.
- Turn down the heat and let it until all the liquids start to be absorbed. Add the oil and continue boiling over low heat until it thickens.
- Serve hot preferably!
Add the rice, salt and olive oil, and bring back to a boil. Rinse rice (we prefer long grain brown rice) and lentils thoroughly in three changes of water. Mujadara is a classic Arabic recipe featuring cooked lentils and rice, caramelized onions, herbs and yogurt. It's a delicious vegetarian main dish! This version calls for brown rice instead of white (if you want to use white, see recipe notes).
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