This buttery rice dish is a great accompaniment for meaty slow-cooked dishes. It uses only five ingredients.
To Prep 0:15
To Cook 0:25
INGREDIENTS 5
DIFFICULTY EASY
SERVINGS 8
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 brown onions, halved, thinly sliced
60g butter, chopped
3 cups basmati rice
2 x 400g cans lentils, drained, rinsed
Method
Step 1
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion. Stir to coat. Cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes or until onion has softened. Remove lid. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden and caramelised.
Step 2
Meanwhile, melt butter in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add rice. Stir to coat. Add 4 1/2 cups cold water. Season with salt. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover. Simmer for 12 minutes or until rice is just tender.
Step 3
Add lentils and half the onion to rice mixture. Stir to combine. Transfer to a serving dish. Top with remaining onion. Serve.
Nutrition
Energy 1765kJ
Fat saturated .80g
Fat Total 11.30g
Carbohydrate sugars -
Carbohydrate Total 68.70g
Dietary Fibre 3.10g
Protein 9.20g
Cholesterol 19.00mg
Sodium 256mg
Super Food Ideas - July 2012 , Page 94 | Recipe by Gemma Luongo | Photography by Andrew Young
This looks great, seem simple and yummy. But I am thinking if using dry lentils, probably can cook it together with rice. :)
ReplyDeleteIf using dry lentils, don't cook it from the begging with rice.
DeleteFirst, cook lentils at a low simmer 20-30 minutes, until lentils are soft.
Stir in rice; return to boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice and lentils are tender, about 15 minutes longer.