Fragrant Red Lentils with Rice

Name: Fragrant Red Lentils with Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 591 milliliters hot cooked brown basmati or brown rice; 2 Tbsps minced fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 177 milliliters chopped green onions; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoons ground turmeric; 1 Tbsp seeded minced jalapeño pepper; 3 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 5 Tbsps low-fat plain yogurt; 237 milliliters diced onion; 355 milliliters dried small red lentils; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps butter or stick margarine; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 710 milliliters water

Fragrant Red Lentils with Rice is a gluten free main course. One serving contains 406 calories, 18g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe serves 5. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have onion, brown rice, green onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the low fat plain yogurt you could follow this main course with the Yogurt Molasses Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Add diced onion, and saut 6 minutes or until onion begins to brown.

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Onion

Add the ginger and next 5 ingredients (ginger though bay leaves), and saut for 1 minute.

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Bay Leaves

Ginger

Add 3 cups water, lentils, and salt, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until lentils are tender. Discard bay leaves.

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Salt

Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

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Add green onions and jalapeo; saut 5 minutes.

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Green Onions

Add to the lentil mixture; stir in juice, cilantro, and garam masala.

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Garam Masala

Cilantro

Lentils

Juice

Place 1/2 cup rice into each of 5 shallow bowls; spoon 3/4 cup lentil mixture over rice. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon yogurt.

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Yogurt

Rice

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Note: Because jalapeo peppers can vary in heat intensity, you may wish to adjust the amount used based on your own preference for hot and spicy foods.

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