Tender Lentils and Rice
Tender Lentils and Rice

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tender lentils and rice. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Boil water, add some salt and throw the lentils in there. Cover the pot and lower the fire to medium-low just to keep a simmer. Cooking lentils is easier than you think, especially if you have a rice cooker.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tender lentils and rice using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Tender Lentils and Rice:
  1. Make ready 1 cup Lentils
  2. Make ready 1 cup Rice
  3. Take 3 and 1/2 cups Water
  4. Prepare 1 Onion sliced
  5. Prepare 1 Zucchini cut in cubes (optional)
  6. Get 1 Tomato cut in cubes (optional)

Combine cooled lentils, rice, tomato, chopped cilantro, and onion in a large bowl. Drain lentils and transfer to large bowl. Transfer the lentils to a large bowl. Remove the saucepan from the heat.

Steps to make Tender Lentils and Rice:
  1. Boil water, add some salt and throw the lentils in there. Cover the pot and lower the fire to medium-low just to keep a simmer. Set timer for 15 minutes.
  2. In a separate frying pan, fry around the sliced onions until brown. Set aside half of it for later.
  3. (Optional step for additional sauteed veggies) Add the zucchini to the remaining onions in the pan then stir-fry the whole until zucchini is tender. Add tomatoes a bit before turning off the fire. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Once 15 minutes have past for the lentils, pour in the rice and add the onions you set aside earlier. Mix a bit. Cover the pot again and let simmer for another 15 min.
  5. (If you didn't do the sauteed veggies) Continue to stir fry half of the onions until darker brown. Set aside.
  6. After 15 minutes, taste the lentils-rice. It should be tender and look humid (not dry). If it's crunchy, leave it a bit longer.
  7. To serve, add the darker brown onions or the sauteed veggies to the mix. And voilà!

Fluff the rice with a large fork. Transfer to the bowl with the lentils. Add the olives, parsley, thyme, and lemon peel. Lentils are a long-lasting pantry staple, great for healthy, satisfying meatless meals. Get this lentils and rice recipe, plus more, at Chatelaine.com.

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