Description
This may sound like a plain recipe, but believe me, it’s wonderful! It is an easy-to-make Middle Eastern comfort food that combines lentils, rice and delicious fried onions. The yogurt really gives it a super flavor!
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large white onion, sliced into rings
- 1 ⅓ cups uncooked green lentils
- ¾ cup uncooked long-grain white rice
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ cup plain yogurt or sour cream (Optional)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onions
- and cook about 10 minutes
- until browned. Remove from heat
- and set aside.
- Place lentils in a medium saucepan with enough lightly salted water to cover. Bring to a boil
- reduce heat
- and simmer about 15 minutes.
- Stir rice and enough water to cover into the saucepan with the lentils. Season with salt and pepper. Cover saucepan
- and continue to simmer 15 to 20 minutes
- until rice and lentils are tender.
- Mix half the onions into the lentil mixture. Top with yogurt or sour cream and remaining onions to serve.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 4