skillet lentils, rice, and veggies pilaf. Indian-ish

Name: skillet lentils, rice, and veggies pilaf. Indian-ish Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: I do:; 1 cup lentils; .25 cups white rice; and these veggies:; 1.5 medium onion; 3 medium carrots; celery - 1 to 2 stalks; garlic - 5 cloves left whole or halved; Spices:; Cumin (teaspoon? I like a lot of cumin to taste.); Turmeric (.5 tsp?); Salt (.25 tsp? to taste); a pinch of pepper; some garlic powder if you like; 2 bay leaves; could add: curry powder cardamom etc. Whatever Indian type flavorings you like! )

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

I do:1 cup lentils.25 cups white riceand these veggies:1.5 medium onion3 medium carrotscelery - 1 to 2 stalksgarlic - 5 cloves, left whole or halvedSpices:Cumin (teaspoon? I like a lot of cumin, to taste.)Turmeric (.5 tsp?)Salt (.25 tsp? to taste)a pinch of peppersome garlic powder if you like2 bay leavescould add: curry powder, cardamom, etc. Whatever Indian type flavorings you like! )

Directions

Saute your onions, ideally they would become golden by the end. Add the other veggies, and your spices. Saute for a bit. Add the lentils and 3 cups water. Simmer for a while, 10-15 minutes or so, then add the rice. Keep adding water as needed so that it stays covered during the process. You basically want to cook it until the rice and lentils are both cooked.
Sorry my amounts aren't very exact, I made this up and didn't measure so very much.
The lucky thing it is all very forgiving, do what you like! :D

Serving Size: Approximately 5 1 cup servings.

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THELILEA.

Servings Per Recipe: 5

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 150.5
Total Fat: 7.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 41.5 mg
Total Carbs: 18.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
Protein: 4.8 g

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