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Easy Vegan Recipe – Nutty Lentil Rice
Create a wholesome meal with this 30 minute recipe that contains rice, lentils and veggies. Serve with a dollop of yogurt or homemade mint chutney.
Course
Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine
Indian
Keyword
Gluten Free, Soy Free
Ingredients
2
tbsp
oil
vegetable or olive
1
medium to large onion - chopped
2
cloves
garlic - chopped
1
green chilli - finely chopped
2
large tomatoes - washed and chopped
1
cup
lentils - washed in colander
1.5
cups
rice - washed and soaked in 3cups of water for 15 minutes
1
cup
green beans - washed
each bean cut into 3-4 pieces
10
raw cashews - chopped
1 ½
tsp
sea salt
1
tsp
cumin seeds
Instructions
Place saucepan on medium size stove.
Add oil and cumin seeds, stir until seeds brown (NOT black) and release their intense aromatic flavour.
Add onion and sauté until translucent.
Throw in cashews and chopped garlic and sauté until cashews brown lightly.
Add chopped chilli and sauté for 30 seconds.
Stir-in chopped tomatoes and cook until soften.
Add beans and stir for few seconds.
Add lentils and stir for 1 min.
Add soaked rice and the water together.
Season with salt and give a stir so all ingredients mingle together.
Cook on high heat until water starts to bubble. Cover saucepan with tight lid.
Turn the heat to its lowest.
Cook for 20 minutes.