Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, lentils with rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Lentils with Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Lentils with Rice is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lentils with rice using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lentils with Rice:
- Get 1 cup brown or green lentils
- Take 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, roots trimmed
- Prepare 2 1/4 teaspoons salt, more as needed
- Make ready 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Get 3/4 cup long-grain rice
- Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Get 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- Get 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- Make ready 1 bay leaf
- Make ready 4 cups trimmed and chopped spring greens (chard leaves, spinach, kale, mustard green pr a combination (or 4 large onions)
This was just a warm bowl of hearty, vegetarian deliciousness. This lentils and rice recipe couldn't be simpler. This is not a one pot one mush recipe! This is perfectly but separately cooked Lentils and Rice still all in one pot!
Instructions 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
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. Lentils are the "dahling" of Indian cuisine. Here, they're spiced up with ginger, red pepper, garlic and many other flavor-packed ingredients. Add onions to bowl with rice and lentils.
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