Fragrant Red Lentils With Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups dried red lentils
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1 tablespoon seeded minced jalapeno pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 1/2 cups hot cooked brown basmati rice or 2 1/2 cups brown rice
• 5 tablespoons low-fat plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 let the oil get heated in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 2 add diced onion and stir/saute for 6 minutes or until onion starts to brown.
• 3 add in ginger and next 5 ingredients; stir/saute for 1 minute.
• 4 add 3 cups water, lentils, and salt; bring to a boil.
• 5 cover, lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until lentils are tender; throw out bay leaves.
• 6 melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
• 7 add in green onions and jalapeno pepper; stir/saute for 5 minutes.
• 8 add to lentil mixture along with lime juice, cilantro, and garam masala; stir to combine.
• 9 to serve: put 1/2 cup rice into a shallow bowl; spoon 3/4 cup lentil mixture over rice for each serving; top with 1 tablespoon yogurt for each serving.