Savory Lentils and Rice

Name: Savory Lentils and Rice
Yield: Serves 8-10
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 4 cardamom pods, crushed; 1 cinnamon stick; scant ½ cup ghee or clarified butter; 8 cloves; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 1¾ cups long-grain rice, washed under cold running water until the water runs clear; generous ¾ cup green lentils; 1½ teaspoons turmeric powder; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Great Curries

By Keith Floyd

Published 2004

About

This makes a change from plain rice as an accompaniment. It is a bit more substantial.

Ingredients

generous ¾ cup green lentils
1¾ cups long-grain rice, washed under cold running water until the wat

Asia
Side dish
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the lentils and rice into a large bowl and soak in cold water for 2 hours.

Heat the ghee butter in a skillet and gently cook the onion and garlic until they are soft.

Add the spices and seasonings and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes.

Drain the rice and lentils and add to the onion, garlic, and spices in the skillet, stirring well to make sure all the grains are coated in th