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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cover the lentils with the water. | 2. Peel and crush the garlic cloves lightly with the back of a knife. Leave the cloves whole, so that they flavor the dish but can be removed if desired. (I leave them out of the kids' portions, and give them to my DH and myself). | 3. Add garlic to the pot, along with the bay leaves, cumin seeds and cinnamon. (DO NOT add salt at this point, as lentils will not cook properly). | 4. Bring to a boil. Cook at a boil until the lentils are just tender. This should take about 25 minutes, but may take longer dependig on the age of your lentils. | 5. Add the rice, salt and olive oil, and bring back to a boil. | 6. Stir, cover pot, reduce heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes. | 7. Check to make sure the rice is done, adjust seasonings, and serve. If there is still too much liquid in the pan, just let it sit uncovered for a few minutes. | 8. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
green lentil	1	cup		-	-	-	-
water	6 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
garlic clove	4 -5			-	-	-	-
bay leaf	1 -2			-	-	-	-
cumin seed	1/2	tablespoon		11.25	1.3272	0.5343	0.6681
cinnamon	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
basmati rice	2	cups		-	-	-	-
kosher salt	1/2 - 1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.