Red Lentil Rice with Garam Masala

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Red Lentil Rice with Garam Masala - Indian

 

1/2 cup chopped onion, (1 medium)

1 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon olive oil

1-1/3 cups uncooked basmati rice, or long grain rice

2 14-ounce cans broth

1/2 cup water

1 cup frozen peas

1/2 cup dry red lentils, rinsed and drained

1/4 cup snipped fresh mint

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 recipe Yogurt Raita, below

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. In a 4-quart Dutch oven cook and stir onion, cumin seeds, salt, cayenne

pepper, and garlic in hot oil over medium heat for 2 minutes; add rice. Cook and

stir for 1 minute more. Carefully add broth and water. Bring to boiling; reduce

heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.

 

2. Stir peas and lentils into onion mixture. Return to boiling; reduce heat.

Simmer, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes more or until lentils are just tender.

Remove Dutch oven from heat; stir in mint and garam masala. Let stand, covered,

for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with Yogurt Raita.

 

3. Yogurt Raita: In a medium bowl stir together one 6-ounce carton plain yogurt;

3/4 cup chopped, seeded cucumber (1 small); 1/2 cup chopped, seeded tomato (1

medium); 1 tablespoon snipped fresh mint; 1/8 teaspoon salt, and dash ground

black pepper.

 

Makes 6 main-dish servings.

Start to Finish: 35 minutes

 

Source: Better Homes & Gardens Recipe Box

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 04.22.08

 

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Wow Chupa! That is A LOT of recipes to post! Are these your personal

favorites? Are these recipes that you have tried and loved and want

to pass on? Wow, I barely find time to make the same old recipes over

and over and maybe a few new ones here and there....so I am majorly

impressed with your kitchen time. Cook away!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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> Red Lentil Rice with Garam Masala - Indian

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> 1/2 cup chopped onion, (1 medium)

> 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed

> 1/2 teaspoon salt

> 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

> 2 cloves garlic, minced

> 1 tablespoon olive oil

> 1-1/3 cups uncooked basmati rice, or long grain rice

> 2 14-ounce cans broth

> 1/2 cup water

> 1 cup frozen peas

> 1/2 cup dry red lentils, rinsed and drained

> 1/4 cup snipped fresh mint

> 1 teaspoon garam masala

> 1 recipe Yogurt Raita, below

1. In a 4-quart Dutch oven cook and stir onion, cumin seeds, salt,

cayenne pepper, and garlic in hot oil over medium heat for 2 minutes;

add rice. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Carefully add broth and

water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10

minutes.

>

> 2. Stir peas and lentils into onion mixture. Return to boiling;

reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes more or until

lentils are just tender. Remove Dutch oven from heat; stir in mint

and garam masala. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes before serving.

Serve with Yogurt Raita.

>

> 3. Yogurt Raita: In a medium bowl stir together one 6-ounce carton

plain yogurt; 3/4 cup chopped, seeded cucumber (1 small); 1/2 cup

chopped, seeded tomato (1 medium); 1 tablespoon snipped fresh mint;

1/8 teaspoon salt, and dash ground black pepper.

>

> Makes 6 main-dish servings.

> Start to Finish: 35 minutes

>

> Source: Better Homes & Gardens Recipe Box

> Formatted by Chupa Babi: 04.22.08

>

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