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Posted: 7/22/2010 8:52:52 AM EDT
Rice, lentils, onions, olive oil and spices; How can something this simple taste so good?
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Posted: 7/22/2010 9:20:49 AM EDT
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I've never had it before that I recall so I can't vote, but it looks/sounds like something I'd try and probably like.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 9:58:06 AM EDT
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I've made it a few times so far, anyway. I've discovered that brown lentils are better than green ones and that soaking the lentils overnight at the very least is mandatory.
Ingredients: 1 cup white Basmati rice 1 cup brown lentils 2 chicken bouillon cubes 2t. ground cumin 6T extra virgin olive oil garlic powder to taste ground pepper to taste 4-5 onions (the more the better I think) Soak the lentils overnight (I do with a bit of garlic powder in the water to try and soak up more flavor, unsure if this actually does much) to 1.5 days in the fridge. Boil lentils for 15-20 minutes while you chop onions and rinse your rice. Once lentils are boiled throw them, the chicken cubes and the rest spices in the rice cooker with the rice. Add an appropriate amount of water (the brand of rice recommends 1.5c, I add a little more to account for the lentils absorbing some water) and 1T of the olive oil. Turn the rice cooker on. Cook the onions on medium heat until soft or browned to your liking in the remaining 5T of olive oil. With about 15 minutes left in the rice cooker's cooking cycle add the onions to the top of the dish along with as much of the oil you can get out of the pan. I let it sit on top so the oil drips down into the rice/lentils. With about 5 minutes left in the cooking cycle I stir the entire mass together. Let cooking finish, presto! |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 11:57:39 AM EDT
[#3]
Bleh, nobody has taste or wants to be adventurous.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 11:58:33 AM EDT
[#4]
Sounds pretty damned good and will have to try it on veggie night.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 11:59:37 AM EDT
[#5]
Looks tasty!
ETA: Composition is lacking though. 2/10 |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:01:23 PM EDT
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I used to get it at the Syrian restaurant near work and I thought it was delicious.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:09:11 PM EDT
[#7]
Never had it, but it sounds good to me.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:10:46 PM EDT
[#8]
if you put a bowl of it outside will it attract something i can eat?
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:11:39 PM EDT
[#9]
Lentils and onions= I am Fartacus.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:16:16 PM EDT
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if you put a bowl of it outside will it attract something i can eat? Maybe you can trade it for some McDonalds. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:17:13 PM EDT
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if you put a bowl of it outside will it attract something i can eat? Maybe you can trade it for some McDonalds. I said food |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:19:39 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: if you put a bowl of it outside will it attract something i can eat? Maybe you can trade it for some McDonalds. Is that what made you vote for The One? Schizophrenia brought on by food poisoning/malnurishment?  |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:20:57 PM EDT
[#13]
I want to try it. Can you post a more complete recipe? Also, where's the best place to find lentils?
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:22:19 PM EDT
[#14]
+10 for drinking Guarana....
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:24:36 PM EDT
[#15]
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I want to try it. Can you post a more complete recipe? Also, where's the best place to find lentils? Really, it's pretty much cooking rice (in a rice cooker) with the cooked lentils and spices then mixing in the fried onions/oil at the end. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:25:17 PM EDT
[#16]
Looks good, and it's all stuff laying around in by pantry pretty much all the time. Thanks!
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:28:05 PM EDT
[#17]
Have you ever tried adding the spices to the onions as they fry? In general it's better to add spices to oil rather than water as the flavor compounds tend to be fat soluble rather than water soluble.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:29:41 PM EDT
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Have you ever tried adding the spices to the onions as they fry? In general it's better to add spices to oil rather than water as the flavor compounds tend to be fat soluble rather than water soluble. Nope, maybe I'll try that next time. Also I think I might add .5 to 1c more lentils to give it more protein, it'll be interesting to try. At any rate, the batch makes 5-10 servings of this. It can't cost more than a few $ either. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:32:45 PM EDT
[#19]
Needs beef.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:33:06 PM EDT
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6T extra virgin olive oil Just the oil is 720 calories and 81g of fat (126% of recommended daily fat intake), of course it will taste good 
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:33:39 PM EDT
[#21]
Sounds good!
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:34:23 PM EDT
[#22]
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6T extra virgin olive oil Just the oil is 720 calories and 81g of fat (126% of recommended daily fat intake), of course it will taste good
Well yes, but it's spread over 5-10 servings. It's olive oil so it's a healthy fat. I divide portions by weight, it made 1kg of this stuff based on the ingredients listed. 
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:35:15 PM EDT
[#23]
Quoted: Quoted: 6T extra virgin olive oil Just the oil is 720 calories and 81g of fat (126% of recommended daily fat intake), of course it will taste good There's no way you're going to eat all 6T of oil by yourself in one sitting. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:36:06 PM EDT
[#24]
Added to the list of Arfcom recipes.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:37:35 PM EDT
[#25]
Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: 6T extra virgin olive oil Just the oil is 720 calories and 81g of fat (126% of recommended daily fat intake), of course it will taste good There's no way you're going to eat all 6T of oil by yourself in one sitting. You'd be surprised how much olive oil I can go through on my own. At least a liter in the past three or four weeks. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:38:45 PM EDT
[#26]
If you put that in front of me, I'd dump it on your head and say "Queer".
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:40:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: 6T extra virgin olive oil Just the oil is 720 calories and 81g of fat (126% of recommended daily fat intake), of course it will taste good There's no way you're going to eat all 6T of oil by yourself in one sitting. You'd be surprised how much olive oil I can go through on my own. At least a liter in the past three or four weeks. Oh, my house is the same; Bulk olive oil FTW! But I mean you're not going to eat the whole RECIPE, and thus all the oil, in one sitting. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:41:04 PM EDT
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Quoted: If you put that in front of me, I'd dump it on your head and say "Queer". You must be a charming house guest. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:41:21 PM EDT
[#29]
Skip the olive oil and fry up 4 slices of BACON, cubed.
Then remove bacon and fry the onion. Add the rice, bacon and spices. Get hot, then add water and soaked/parboiled lentils. Season and cook until rice is done, 20 minutes. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:44:01 PM EDT
[#30]
if i made that, id like to throw some sliced and fried spam into it. maybe some 1/4"x 1/4" rectangular prisms. perhaps use some sausage if i had more time.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:48:26 PM EDT
[#31]
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if i made that, id like to throw some sliced and fried spam into it. maybe some 1/4"x 1/4" rectangular prisms. perhaps use some sausage if i had more time. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Now it's starting to sound edible. I'd also get rid of the Lentils, Rice, and Onions. Then it would be pretty good.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:53:47 PM EDT
[#32]
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If you put that in front of me, I'd dump it on your head and say "Queer". You must be a charming house guest. This is GD - not everyone is housebroken. OP - looks good, I'll have to try it. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 12:56:18 PM EDT
[#33]
needs moar bacon.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:04:23 PM EDT
[#34]
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I want to try it. Can you post a more complete recipe? Also, where's the best place to find lentils? Really, it's pretty much cooking rice (in a rice cooker) with the cooked lentils and spices then mixing in the fried onions/oil at the end. Sounds pretty easy, but I'm interested in knowing what kind of spices to use to produce an authentic middle eastern flavor. My spice rack is huge. Thanks. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:06:49 PM EDT
[#35]
Wouldn't it be easier to open up a can of roast beef hash, and fry it. Then top it with 6 slices of bacon and 3 fried eggs. From my perspective, this recipe is a lot healthier than your rice crap.
ETA: How come there is no pie selection in your poll? Are you one of those? |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:17:19 PM EDT
[#36]
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Skip the olive oil and fry up 4 slices of BACON, cubed. Then remove bacon and fry the onion. Add the rice, bacon and spices. Get hot, then add water and soaked/parboiled lentils. Season and cook until rice is done, 20 minutes. Intriguing. That might work really well. Given the Middle Eastern origins of this dish I doubt it was prepared with bacon but, hell, almost anything can be improved with it. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:18:24 PM EDT
[#37]
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I want to try it. Can you post a more complete recipe? Also, where's the best place to find lentils? Really, it's pretty much cooking rice (in a rice cooker) with the cooked lentils and spices then mixing in the fried onions/oil at the end. Sounds pretty easy, but I'm interested in knowing what kind of spices to use to produce an authentic middle eastern flavor. My spice rack is huge. Thanks. There seems to be no common recipe and I have no idea of how authentic it tastes but most seem to involve cumin as the primary spice. To be honest I could care less how authentic it is so long as it tastes as good as it does. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:20:15 PM EDT
[#38]
I am a fan of Mediterranean and Arabic foods, they tend to be healthy and tasty at the same time
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:20:35 PM EDT
[#39]
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If you put that in front of me, I'd dump it on your head and say "Queer". I'm curious, what determines the sexuality of a dish? |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:20:39 PM EDT
[#40]
Sounds good, what are the spices?
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Rice, lentils, onions, olive oil and spices; How can something this simple taste so good? http://i26.tinypic.com/2zrg8zn.jpg |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:22:00 PM EDT
[#41]
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Wouldn't it be easier to open up a can of roast beef hash, and fry it. Then top it with 6 slices of bacon and 3 fried eggs. From my perspective, this recipe is a lot healthier than your rice crap. ETA: How come there is no pie selection in your poll? Are you one of those? Lentils have a lot of fiber and protein in them. Given that it is made with olive oil this is probably healthier than some processed meat and potatoes. Still carb heavy however, although the fat, protein and fiber in it certainly make it filling. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 1:23:41 PM EDT
[#42]
onions =
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Posted: 7/22/2010 3:29:02 PM EDT
[#43]
How can you not like onions?
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Posted: 7/22/2010 3:33:28 PM EDT
[#44]
I always been a big fan of the onion and garlic to.
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Posted: 7/22/2010 3:49:19 PM EDT
[#45]
Quoted: I've never had it before that I recall so I can't vote, but it looks/sounds like something I'd try and probably like. We have an Iranian buffet (they weren't doing well and changed their name to Persian, now it's standing room only... go figure) and they have three variations of that on the buffet. I like it but not as a main course. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 3:51:00 PM EDT
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Quoted: if you put a bowl of it outside will it attract something i can eat? Depends... do you like rat? |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 3:52:14 PM EDT
[#47]
Add chicken and some sausage, and you'd have a great Chicken Bog recipe there!
Originally Posted By DLoken: How can you not like onions? My minions don't like onions because they are cats. |
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Posted: 7/22/2010 5:28:49 PM EDT
[#48]
I'm really thinking of how I can add more protein to this, I'm not sure how well chicken would work. I suppose I can try.
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Posted: 7/23/2010 11:06:37 AM EDT
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If you put that in front of me, I'd dump it on your head and say "Queer". I'm curious, what determines the sexuality of a dish? lack of meat. |
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Posted: 7/23/2010 11:27:46 AM EDT
[#50]
Quoted: I'm really thinking of how I can add more protein to this, I'm not sure how well chicken would work. I suppose I can try. Lamb. with the flavors of onions and the earthy cumin backdrop a well spiced lamb would go great I'm looking at removing some of the oil and making this soon. |
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