Lentils and Rice

By jackiemo

Betty Crocker

Lentils are the "dahling" of Indian cuisine. Here, they're spiced up with ginger, red pepper, garlic and many other flavor-packed ingredients

PREP TIME 15Min TOTAL TIME 55Min SERVINGS 6

Ingredients

• 8 medium green onions, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 5 1/4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 cups dried lentils (12 oz), sorted, rinsed
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves or 2 teaspoons dried mint leaves
• 3 cups hot cooked rice
• 1 1/2 cups Yoplait® Fat Free plain yogurt (from 2-lb container)

Preparation

Step 1

1 Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray. Cook onions, gingerroot, red pepper and garlic in saucepan over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
2 Stir in 5 cups of the broth, the lentils, turmeric and salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25 to 30 minutes, adding remaining broth if needed, until lentils are tender.
3 Stir in tomato, coconut and mint. Serve over rice and with yogurt.