Lentil Rice

[Puddles]

I noticed "Lentil Rice" on Spatts cutting diet. It's got protein. I have just been using regular brown rice. Where do you buy lentil rice? I've never seen it in the supermarket and I don't remember seeing it in the health food stores.

 

[SteelWeaver]

I just take half a cup of lentils, half a cup of rice, toss them in a pot together with some water and boil for a while.

Or does that organic stuff have special ingredients? Or is it a special kind of rice?

 

[Puddles]

I usually use brown rice and it cooks for a good 45 minutes or longer. I was thinking that if I added lentils they might be mushy cooking that long but I wasn't sure since lentil soup cooks a long time too. Steel, what kind of rice are you using?

I'm wanting to try both "lentil rice" and "lentils and rice." I feel like I haven't been having much fun in my kitchen lately and I miss being creative.

Thanks you two!

 

[SteelWeaver]

I'm using the only brown rice they have in Japan - and it's simply called "genmai", which means "brown rice", lmao. It's quite short grained, and not nearly as nutty as I'd like it, but you take what you can get ... it cooks fairly quickly - 30 mins or so.

You're right, the lentils go mushy if you cook them too long (which is great if you're making dhal). Just add them a bit later. This also depends on they type of lentils one is using, though - some of them take longer. Enjoy!

 

[The Shadow]

...Barbara Streisand make it????