Tender Lentils and Rice

Name: Tender Lentils and Rice
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Lentils; 1 cup Rice; 3 and 1/2 cups Water; 1 Onion sliced; 1 Zucchini cut in cubes (optional); 1 Tomato cut in cubes (optional)

Sophie @cook_13574977

Vancouver

Rice alone is boring but mixed with lentils and some onions it's another story! Goes really well with some sauteed veggies for example.

Sophie @cook_13574977

Vancouver

Rice alone is boring but mixed with lentils and some onions it's another story! Goes really well with some sauteed veggies for example.

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Ingredients

1 cupLentils
1 cupRice
3and 1/2 cups Water
1Onion sliced
1Zucchini cut in cubes (optional)
1Tomato cut in cubes (optional)

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Steps

1

Boil water, add some salt and throw the lentils in there. Cover the pot and lower the fire to medium-low just to keep a simmer. Set timer for 15 minutes.
2

In a separate frying pan, fry around the sliced onions until brown. Set aside half of it for later.
3

(Optional step for additional sauteed veggies) Add the zucchini to the remaining onions in the pan then stir-fry the whole until zucchini is tender. Add tomatoes a bit before turning off the fire. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4

Once 15 minutes have past for the lentils, pour in the rice and add the onions you set aside earlier. Mix a bit. Cover the pot again and let simmer for another 15 min.
5

(If you didn't do the sauteed veggies) Continue to stir fry half of the onions until darker brown. Set aside.
6

After 15 minutes, taste the lentils-rice. It should be tender and look humid (not dry). If it's crunchy, leave it a bit longer.
7

To serve, add the darker brown onions or the sauteed veggies to the mix. And voilà!