Lentil Rice Curry

KateL's Note:

Entered for safe-keeping. From "Favorite Brand Name Best-Loved Chinese Recipes and More". U.S. family-style recipe. Serve with "Fragrant Basmati Rice with Apple Juice and Ginger" (Recipe #334802 #334802).

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 large cauliflower head (about 1 1/4 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup green onion , sliced
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger , minced
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 3 cups water
• 14 ounces canned stewed tomatoes , undrained
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup red lentil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 cups cooked basmati rice (preferably Recipe #334802 #334802)

Directions:

1. Trim cauliflower and cut into florets. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat until hot.
3. To saucepan, add green onions, garlic, ginger, curry, cumin and turmeric; cook and stir 5 minutes.
4. Add to pan: water, tomatoes with juice and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat.
5. Meanswhile, rinse lentils under cold running water, picking out and discarding any debris or blemished lentils.
6. Add lentils to saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 35-40 minutes or until lentils are tender.
7. Add cauliflower florets and lemon juice. Cover and simmer 8-10 minutes more or until cauliflower is tender.
8. Meanwhile, prepare rice (Fragrant Basmati Rice With Apple Juice and Ginger).
9. Spoon lentil mixture over rice. Garnish, if desired.

Reviews

[DinnerBelle]

This was great: a terrific mix of textures and colors and easy to throw together. I did double to quadruple all of the spices, so I used 2T curry, I t turmeric 2 t whole cumin seed and 1 t salt. And I added a minced green chile to the ginger/garlic for some heat. Final note: About 15 minutes is sufficient to cook the very small red lentils that I used. Thanks Katel for a great vegan meal!

[Whitney Leigh]

it tastes good, but not what I would expect from curry...the tomatoes cancel out most of the curry taste (and I added extra curry). So it's good, but it isn't curry.