Ingredients to make brown rice with lentils:
- 1 cup of brown rice.
- 1 cup of lentils.
- 15 grams of fresh parsley.
- garlic paste
- Olive or sunflower oil.
- 5 liters of drinking water.
How to make Brown Rice with Lentils:
1 To start making our brown rice with lentils recipe, the first step is to pre-list all the ingredients.
2 In a bowl add our lentils and cover with drinking water in this way you will hydrate the lentils, this can be done before starting to cook our brown rice.
3 In a deep pot, add a tablespoon of olive or sunflower oil (the one you use the most in your kitchen), a little garlic paste and salt to taste.
4 Add the brown rice and fry it for a couple of minutes. Remember, brown rice is rice that has not been processed and still contains the pistil, which makes it cook a little slower than normal. Why use this type of rice?? They are complex carbohydrates which contain a lot of fiber that is concentrated in the external layers of this type of rice, also taking into account that it is rich in vitamins and minerals, ideal for people who want to include healthier foods in their diet.
5 The cooking is different, for a cup of brown rice we add three cups of water since its cooking is slow and the rice is harder and requires more liquid for cooking. Add three cups of water.
6 Once the liquid evaporates, cover the pot where you have the brown rice and lower it to a simmer, we must keep the rice at this temperature for approximately 15 to 20 minutes until the rice is at the desired cooking point.
7 To continue with the recipe for brown rice with lentils in a separate pot add the lentils removing the water where we hydrated it and adding new drinking water, add your favorite condiments in my case fresh thyme, salt, garlic paste and pepper to taste. Cook it for about 20 to 30 minutes for each cup of lentils you have.
8 Bring a skillet to medium heat, add the brown rice and the lentils without the broth, add the finely chopped fresh parsley and if you want a little salt and pepper to taste. Sauté for a few minutes and mix very well until the ingredients are integrated.
9 Serve our rice decorating the plate with a little parsley, remember that it is a dish with a lot of fiber, ideal for people who want to lose weight or include more fiber in their daily diet, a different preparation taking into account if you wish to also take care of your health..
