Indian Lentils and Rice

Name: Indian Lentils and Rice
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 59 milliliters shredded coconut; 710 milliliters hot cooked rice; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 340 grams 1/2 cups dried lentils , sorted, rinsed; 355 milliliters Yoplait® Fat Free plain yogurt (from 2-lb container); 2 Tbsps chopped fresh mint leaves or 2 teaspoons dried mint leaves; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp finely chopped gingerroot; 118 milliliters medium green onions, chopped; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters large tomato, chopped; 1 liters vegetable broth

Need Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, green onions, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the tomato you could follow this main course with the Pink Peony Popcorn Balls as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes. This recipe is typical of Indian cuisine. SunRice Rice & Lentils) + A Giveaway, and Indian Lentils.

Instructions

Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray. Cook onions, gingerroot, red pepper and garlic in saucepan over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.

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Cooking Spray

Ginger

Red Pepper

Garlic

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Stir in 5 cups of the broth, the lentils, turmeric and salt.

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Turmeric

Lentils

Broth

Salt

Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25 to 30 minutes, adding remaining broth if needed, until lentils are tender.

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Lentils

Broth

Stir in tomato, coconut and mint.

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Coconut

Tomato

Mint

Serve over rice and with yogurt.

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Yogurt

Rice

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Servings:

59milliliters

shredded coconut 710milliliters

hot cooked rice 0teaspoons

crushed red pepper 340grams

1/2 cups dried lentils , sorted, rinsed 355milliliters

Yoplait® Fat Free plain yogurt (from 2-lb container)2Tbsps

chopped fresh mint leaves or 2 teaspoons dried mint leaves 2

garlic cloves, finely chopped 1Tbsp

finely chopped gingerroot 118milliliters

medium green onions, chopped 1teaspoon

ground turmeric 1teaspoons

salt 237milliliters

large tomato, chopped 1liters

vegetable broth

Recommended wine: Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Indian. The best wine for Indian food will depending on the dish, of course, but these picks can be served chilled and have some sweetness to complement the spiciness and complex flavors of a wide variety of traditional dishes. The Nikolaihof Hefeabzug Gruner Veltliner with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 32 dollars per bottle.