Curried Lentils And Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint or 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 3/4 cup basmati rice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 cup brown lentils
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock or 2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup diced seeded tomato
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups packed chopped fresh spinach

Recipe

• 1 mix mint and yogurt and refrigerate.
• 2 wash rice in warm water until the water runs clear.
• 3 add olive oil, onion, curry, ginger and cumin to the rice cooker. cook 4-5 minutes, stirring, to soften the onions.
• 4 add lentils and stir to coat. add the broth, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• 5 add remaining ingredients, except spinach, and continue to cook until rice cooker swithches to "warm" function.
• 6 carefully lift cover, then quickly stir in the spinach and re-cover. allow to stand for 10 minutes. the rice should have an attractive, light brown crusting on the bottom.
• 7 serve with a dollop of the chilled, minted yogurt.