Whole Rice and Lentils (Majadara)

Ingredients

• 0.25 cups olive oil
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 3 cloves garlic , chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger root
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 cup green lentils
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2.5 cups water

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion has softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ginger and stir until fragrant, 1 minute. Add brown rice and stir to coat rice with oil.

2. 2

   Stir lentils, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon into rice mixture; cover with water. Place lid on pot and simmer over low heat until lentils are tender and rice has absorbed the water, about 45 minutes.