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Curried Lentils and Rice
photo by Cindy S.
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable broth (instead of using oil)
- 1⁄2 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced or put through a press
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 -3 teaspoons curry powder, to taste
- 1 cup brown rice, washed
- 3⁄4 cup dried lentils
- 4 cups water
- 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
- salt
- 1⁄3 cup raisins or 1/3 cup currants
- 1 large tart apple, diced (e.g. Granny Smith)
directions
- Heat the 2 T broth (or you can use oil) in a heavy-bottomed soup pot, saucepan, or Dutch oven and saute the onion with 1 clove of the garlic until it begins to turn translucent.
- Add the ginger, turmeric, and curry powder and saute for a few minutes longer.
- Add more broth (or water), if necessary, and the rice, and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add the lentils, 4 cups water, bouillon cubes, remaining garlic, and raisins and bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Add the apples and simmer, covered, for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the water is absorbed.
- Optionally, serve topped with plain yogurt and some more raisins.
Reviews
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When I've made curried lentils in the past, it turns into a big pot of mush. For some reason, the addition of the rice really helped everything to hold it's shape in this recipe. The texture was really nice. The addition of the apples was wonderful, and although I was skeptical, the raisins were great. The only significant change I made was to add all the garlic when sauteeing the onions. Everyone in our household loved this dish. Thank you for the wonderful recipe!
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This is great and makes a ton! I thought I had an apple but it disappeared... it was great regardless. I topped it with a little sour cream since we were out of yogurt. I think it'd be great with an assortment of chutneys. I froze two containers for future use and I think it's be great as a wrap with fresh veggies and a honey and mayo based sauce. Thanks for the keeper!
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Tweaks
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This recipe is awesome and easy to fix. I used a Fuji apple instead of a tart apple since I didn't have one on hand and substituted golden raisins for the regular ones since they are not as sweet. I also added all the garlic when sauting the onions. Thank you so much for a yummy recipe. My 17 month old loved it! :) The only other adjustment I would make is to add more lentils and less rice. Over all SUPER YUM!
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spatchcock
United States
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