Rice And Lentils Recipe

1 medium onion, chopped
2 cl garlic, minced
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup brown rice, uncooked
1 cup dried lentils, sorted and washed
4 cup water

Saute the onion and garlic in the oil in a large saucepan. Add the spices
and cook over low heat for 4 minutes. Add the rice and lentils and stir to
mix well. Pour in the water. Bring to a boil, turn the heat to low and cook
for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the rice and lentils are tender.

One Serving = Calories: 232 Carbohydrates: 34 Protein: 10 Fat: 8 Sodium:
262 Potassium: 325 Cholesterol: 0

Exchange Value: 2 Bread Exchanges + 1 Lean Meat Exchange + 1 Fat Exchange

Source: Holiday Cookbook, American Diabetes Association, ISBN
0-13-024894-0, by Betty Wedman, M.S.,R.D.

Shared by: Norman R. Brown

Serves: 4

Is this Rice And Lentils Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Rice And Lentils recipe is part of our category covering diabetic Rice recipes. As we are ignorant of your unique diabetic conditions and the guidelines your doctors have given you, we are unable to say with certainty that this Rice And Lentils recipe is safe for you. Even taking that into consideration, because somebody labeled it as `diabetic` it suggest that it at least matches the minimum specification for the tag `diabetic friendly`, being low fat and low carbohydrate and therefore, should be more healthy than the non-diabetic equivalent. For all that, this Rice And Lentils recipe must only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the recipe contents are suitable for you.

This Rice And Lentils Recipe is one from our diabetic Rice recipes collection. Sadly it is completely impractical for us to validate every one of the diabetic Rice recipes to ensure that all the recipes are completely safe for diabetes sufferers. Our site has over two thousand recipes in it, and to validate every one of them even at a rate of one recipe every day would take as long as 290 weeks. It would be wise to check the ingredients with due care to verify that all of them are compatible with the nutritional guidelines your doctor has provided. In the event that you find that this Rice And Lentils recipe is wrong, tell us & we will remove it from the diabetes friendly recipe collection.

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