Lentils and Rice Recipe

Lentils and Rice Recipe


1 cup red lentils
2 cups basmati rice
1 cup onions, finely chopped
5 cups chicken stock
1/2 clarified butter
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon tumeric

Layout lentils on a tray and pick out any pebbles or broken lentils. Soak lentils in cold water with enough to cover for 2 hours. Drain well. Combine the lentils, rice and onions in a large casserole pot. Stir in remaining ingredients, then cover. Bake in a preheated 425 F. oven for twenty-five minutes. Stir rice and lentils gently to mix well, then bake for 20 minutes longer or till the rice is tender and the liquid absorbed.