Vegan Lentil Pilaf with Vegetables

Elena Butuc

I was a little skeptical about this combination, but I shouldn't have been. It's perfect and all the ingredients fit together so well. I would eat such a vegan pilaf anytime, fasting or no fasting. All the vegetables give the greatest aroma and the garlic and greens fulfill the taste.

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Ingredients

Metric US

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Rice

0.5 cups

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Lentils

0.5 cups

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Carrots

3 pieces

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Onions

2 pieces

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Tomatoes

2 pieces

half a can of diced tomatoes

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Garlic cloves

10 pieces

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Salt

2 tsp

to taste

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Ground black pepper

0.25 tsp

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Curcuma/turmeric

0.5 tsp

optional

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Fresh parsley

1 bunch

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Sunflower oil

50 ml

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Water

2 cups

Step by step

Step 1

Slice the onion and the carrot.

In the pot in which you'll cook the pilaf, heat the oil a bit and add the carrot and onions. Cook together for about five minutes.

Vegan Lentil Pilaf with Vegetables - Step 1

Step 2

Wash well the rice and lentils.

Add the following to the pan (over the cooked carrot and onion), like in the picture, without mixing them: diced tomatoes, rice and lentils.

Vegan Lentil Pilaf with Vegetables - Step 2

Step 3

Pour two glasses of water on top.

Step 4

Add salt, pepper, five cloves of chopped garlic and turmeric, if you have.

Cook over high heat until it starts to boil, then make the heat lower and simmer slowly (with the lid on) for 20-30 minutes. And yes, you saw well, do not mix the ingredients.

Vegan Lentil Pilaf with Vegetables - Step 4

Step 5

After this time, notice the rice and lentils will have absorbed all the water. If they are still undone (depending on the quality of the rice and lentils) and there is no more water, add a little boiling water and cook for another ten minutes.

I didn't need to, as the water was enough and the lentils weren't overcooked nor undone.