Recipe of Tasty Tender Lentils and Rice

Hello everybody, welcome to our recipe page. Today I will show you how to make a special dish, Tender Lentils and Rice. This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tender Lentils and Rice Recipe.

You can cook Tender Lentils and Rice using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tender Lentils and Rice

1. Take 1 cup of Lentils.
2. Make ready 1 cup of Rice.
3. It’s 3 of and 1/2 cups Water.
4. Make ready 1 of Onion sliced.
5. Take 1 of Zucchini cut in cubes (optional).
6. Take 1 of Tomato cut in cubes (optional).

Tender Lentils and Rice instructions

1. Boil water, add some salt and throw the lentils in there. Cover the pot and lower the fire to medium-low just to keep a simmer. Set timer for 15 minutes..
2. In a separate frying pan, fry around the sliced onions until brown. Set aside half of it for later..
3. (Optional step for additional sauteed veggies) Add the zucchini to the remaining onions in the pan then stir-fry the whole until zucchini is tender. Add tomatoes a bit before turning off the fire. Add salt and pepper to taste..
4. Once 15 minutes have past for the lentils, pour in the rice and add the onions you set aside earlier. Mix a bit. Cover the pot again and let simmer for another 15 min..
5. (If you didn't do the sauteed veggies) Continue to stir fry half of the onions until darker brown. Set aside..
6. After 15 minutes, taste the lentils-rice. It should be tender and look humid (not dry). If it's crunchy, leave it a bit longer..
7. To serve, add the darker brown onions or the sauteed veggies to the mix. And voilà!.