Recipe: Delicious Tender Lentils and Rice

Tender Lentils and Rice. If lentils and rice are not tender, add enough liquid to keep bottom of pot moist, cover and cook for a few more minutes. If rice and lentils are soft and there is much liquid remaining (which is unlikely), raise heat a bit and cook, uncovered, stirring once or twice, until it evaporates. Cooking lentils is easier than you think, especially if you have a rice cooker.

Cook lentils in a rice cooker for an easy preparation that makes adding them to your diet a breeze. Add the rice, lentils, water, and salt. Bring the works to a simmer. You can have Tender Lentils and Rice using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tender Lentils and Rice

1. Prepare 1 cup of Lentils.
2. You need 1 cup of Rice.
3. Prepare 3 of and 1/2 cups Water.
4. You need 1 of Onion sliced.
5. You need 1 of Zucchini cut in cubes (optional).
6. Prepare 1 of Tomato cut in cubes (optional).

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Tender Lentils and Rice instructions

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!.

You guys know all about my. Add the rice and lentils and stir to mix well. A tender medley of pasta, lentils and rice partners perfectly with a meat or vegetarian entrée. Lentils are the "dahling" of Indian cuisine. I make lentils and rice quite often in a million and one different ways, and never with a recipe, but decided to post this one for safe keeping so that Bring to a boil.