Step-by-Step Guide to Make Quick Lentils with Rice

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, lentils with rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Lentils with Rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Lentils with Rice is something that I have loved my whole 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. Lentils, rice, veggies and LOTS of spices make this one-pot meal a dinnertime champion! This was just a warm bowl of hearty, vegetarian deliciousness.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lentils with rice using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentils with Rice:

1. Make ready 1 cup brown or green lentils
2. Prepare 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, roots trimmed
3. Prepare 2 1/4 teaspoons salt, more as needed
4. Prepare 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
5. Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
6. Take 3/4 cup long-grain rice
7. Get 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
8. Take 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
9. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
10. Prepare 1 bay leaf
11. Get 4 cups trimmed and chopped spring greens (chard leaves, spinach, kale, mustard green pr a combination (or 4 large onions)

Pair these lentils and rice with grilled chicken or fish and a green salad for a perfectly balanced and delicious family dinner. Lentils are one of the world's oldest health foods. If you prefer not to cook, you can find. Turn off the heat, leave the lid on the pan and let it.

Instructions to make Lentils with Rice:

1. Place lentils in a large bowl and add warm tap water to cover by 1 inch. Let soak.
2. Meanwhile, halve leeks lengthwise; run under warm water to release any grit. Thinly slice leeks crosswise
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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

If you prefer not to cook, you can find. Turn off the heat, leave the lid on the pan and let it. These lentils and rice are incredibly versatile: you can use them as a taco filling, as a bowl meal, in nachos, or To make this Instant Pot brown rice and lentils taste smoky, we've used smoked paprika. Add onions to bowl with rice and lentils. I love rice and lentils, this cooking technique of parboiling the rice, draining it, and then steaming it is actually the Iranian style of making rice.

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