whole rice and lentils (majadara)

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger root
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 cup green lentils
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion has softened, 5 to 7 minutes. add ginger and stir until fragrant, 1 minute. add brown rice and stir to coat rice with oil.
• stir lentils, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon into rice mixture; cover with water. place lid on pot and simmer over low heat until lentils are tender and rice has absorbed the water, about 45 minutes.