Delish Rice and Lentils

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 169.1
  • Total Fat: 7.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 16.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
  • Protein: 4.6 g

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Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1/5 cups whole brown rice
    200 grams (~8 oz) dry green lentils, soaked for about an hour
    2-3 carrots, shredded
    3 tbsp. canola oil
    1 onion, finely chopped

    seasoning:
    salt
    ground black pepper
    cumin

Directions

heat oil in medium size pot
stir-fry onion for about 5 minutes
drain and rinse lentils, add in
add rice and stir for about 5 more minutes.
add shredded carrots.
cover with 3 cups of boiling water, bring to reboil, cover and cook over medium flame for about 35 minutes. check after 20 minutes, if dry already add some more water.

remove from stoves and leave covered for about 10 minutes.

makes about 6 super-fullfilling sides, makes a great lunch with a green/tomato salad.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MCMILLAN7.