Scentilentil Journey

Submitted by FLKeysJen

"Take a trip to India tonight! Adapted from Looneyspoons: Low-Fat Food Made Fun, this flavorful Vegan dish serves 4-6 as a one-pot meal or 6-8 as a side dish."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped carrots
• 4 cups vegetable broth (can use chicken broth for non-vegan version)
• 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 1 cup dried red lentils, soaked in water overnight and rinsed
• 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) package fresh Baby Spinach
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion

directions

1. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add garlic, mushrooms and carrots. Cook for five minutes, stirring often, until vegetables are softened.
2. Add broth, rice, lentils, ginger root, coriander, cumin, turmeric, salt and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir in spinach and green onions. Cover and simmer for 3-4 more minutes, or until rice and lentils are tender. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Reviews

[ldsb67]

Very good and simple. Added onion with the garlic and used barley instead of rice. Just increased the water a little. Thanks

 

[Flipgirl30]

This.Was.Awesome. I made this with green lentils and both my baby and my husband loved this dish. I also ran out of ground cumin so I substituted garam masala and it rocked. Thank for this great recipe.

 

[Dominick and Amanda]

Very nice combination of flavors. The only change that we will make is next time we'll saute onions with the garlic, mushrooms, and carrots. We'll also soak the lentils for at least 4-6 hours before using them as they were still a little crunchy. Very tasty dish overall! Thanks!!!

 

[Cilantro in Canada]

I made this for supper tonight and we really liked it. I subbed swiss chard and kale for the spinach. It was easy to make and very filling. Love the Looneyspoon series cookbooks. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[adopt a greyhound]

I made this to go along with Recipe #277765. I only soaked the red lentils for 3 hours and the recipe is not only delicious but nutritious. Do try this meal.