Egyptian Rice With Lentils

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/4 cups lentils
• 3 cups boiling water or 3 cups stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 1/2 cups rice
• 1 cup boiling water or 1 cup stock
• 3 cups tomato juice
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped celery leaves
• 3/4 cup tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 sliced onions
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 1 cup plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 heat in heavy sauce pan or covered skillet. 2 tablespoon oil, add 1 1/4 cup lentils, brown lentils over medium heat 5 minutes stirring often. add 3 cups boiling water or stock, 1 teaspoon salt and dash pepper. cook uncovered 10 minutes over medium heat.
• 2 stir in 1 1/2 cup rice and 1 cup boiling water or stock. bring to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 25 minutes without stirring.
• 3 in a sauce pan, heat together the sauce ingredients. bring sauce to boiling, reduce heat, simmer 20 to 30 minutes.
• 4 browned onions: heat in small skillet, 2 tablespoon oil. saute 3 sliced onions and 4 minced garlic cloves over medium heat until brown.
• 5 put rice lentil mixture on a platter. pour sauce over top with browned onions. in egypt, plain yogurt is served as a side dish.