Recipe of Speedy Curried Chickpeas and Lentils over Rice
by Herbert Smith
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have curried chickpeas and lentils over rice using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Curried Chickpeas and Lentils over Rice:
Get 1 Cup Dried Chickpeas
Get 1 Cup Lentils
Prepare 1 1/2 Cups Rice
Prepare 3 Cups Chopped Bell Peppers
Make ready 2 Cups Chopped Onions
Prepare 4 Tbsp Curry Powder
Make ready 2 Tbsp Garam Masala
Get 2 Tbsp Hot Chili Powder
Take 4 Tbsp Salt
Make ready 1 Tbsp Black Pepper
Make ready 3 Tbsp Minced Garlic
Make ready 3 Bay Leaves
Get Splash Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar
Make ready 3 Tbsp Canola Oil
Get Milk
Get Cornstarch (Optional)
Steps to make Curried Chickpeas and Lentils over Rice:
Cook the rice ahead of time, ideally letting it sit in the fridge overnight
Soak the dried chickpeas overnight.
Rinse the chickpeas and lentils till water is clear. Boil them for 10 minutes until soft.
With a separate pan, heat to medium-high and add canola oil when the pan is up to temperature. Add the chopped bell peppers, onions, minced garlic, curry powder, garam masala, black pepper and hot chili powder to the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes.
Add the chickpeas and lentils to the pan, then add the milk and salt. Put the bay leaves and rice wine vinegar into the mixture and let simmer uncovered for roughly 15 minutes till sauce is reduced. Stir occasionally.
Add cornstarch if you desire a thicker sauce (amount will vary depending on how much the mixture has reduced)
Let the mixture cool and serve over rice.
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