Name: One-Pot Rice and Lentils with Spiced Plant-Based Meat
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup plain plant-based or dairy yogurt; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; ½ teaspoon minced garlic; ½ teaspoon table salt; 1¼ cups basmati rice; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 12 ounces plant-based ground meat; 3 garlic cloves , minced; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground allspice; ¼ teaspoon pepper; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon table salt; 1 (15-ounce) can lentils , rinsed; 1½ cups crispy onion , divided; 3 tablespoons minced fresh dill

One-Pot Rice and Lentils with Spiced Plant-Based Meat

By Sara Mayer

Published on January 31, 2022

Time

1¼ hours

Yield

Serves 6

One-Pot Rice and Lentils with Spiced Plant-Based Meat

Ingredients

Yogurt Sauce

1 cup plain plant-based or dairy yogurt 2 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon table salt

Rice, Lentils, and Spiced Meat

1¼ cups basmati rice 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 12 ounces plant-based ground meat 3 garlic cloves, minced1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ teaspoon pepper ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon table salt 1 (15-ounce) can lentils, rinsed1½ cups crispy onion, divided3 tablespoons minced fresh dill

Before You Begin

Any long-grain white rice can be substituted for the basmati.

Instructions

for the yogurt sauce

Whisk all ingredients together in bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

and spice meat

FOR THE RICE, LENTILS, Place rice in medium bowl and cover with hot water by 2 inches; let sit for 15 minutes.

Using your hands, gently swish rice grains to release excess starch. Carefully pour off water, leaving rice in bowl. Add cold water to rice and pour off water. Repeat adding and pouring off cold water 4 or 5 times, until water runs almost clear. Drain rice in fine-mesh strainer.

Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add ground meat and cook, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until firm crumbles form, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, pepper, and cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add rice and cook, stirring occasionally, until edges of rice begin to turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Add 2¼ cups water, sugar, and salt and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits with metal spatula or wooden spoon. Stir in lentils, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed, about 12 minutes.

Off heat, lay clean dish towel underneath lid and let sit for 10 minutes. Fluff rice and lentils with fork and stir in half of crispy onions; season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to serving platter, top with dill and remaining crispy onions, and serve, passing yogurt sauce separately.