Egyptian Rice With Lentils Recipes

Steps:

• For the lentils: Soak the lentils in cold water for 2 hours. Drain. To the boiling water, add the lentils. Simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, adding more water if necessary For the rice: To the boiling water, add the salt and butter. Stir in the rice. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove lid and fluff with a fork. In a sautepan, cook onions in olive oil, then add rice and lentils and seasoning and more water if needed. Simmer approximately 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, brown lentils in 2 Tbsp oil, about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add the 3 cups boiling stock and the salt and pepper.
• Cook uncovered 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Stir in the rice and 1 cup stock.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 25 minutes without stirring.
• Meanwhile make sauce: Heat all the sauce ingredients together in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes.
• To make browned onions, heat oil in a small skillet.
• Saute onions and garlic over medium heat till browned.
• To serve, put rice lentil mixture on a platter, pour tomato sauce over and top with browned onions.

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven with a lid, Saute onions in olive oil until nicely browned.
• Add garlic. cook about 45 seconds.
• Add lentils and water. bring to a boil.
• Lower heat to med low, cook about 25 minute covered.
• Raise heat to medium, add tomatoes and cumin, coriander, and allspice.
• Cover, and Cook 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile cook pasta in boiling water. drain.
• Save that pot, you will need it shortly.
• Remove lid from tomato mixture and add salt and pepper. cook another 10 minute.
• In that saved empty pasta cooking pot, heat one Tbs oil.
• Add cumin seeds, when start to pop add cooked pasta and rice (and optional garbanzos). toss then dump in with tomato/lentil mixture.
• Serve with toasted pita bread on the side (I like to melt some cheese in it since I'm bein' so healthy!).