Brown Rice, Lentil, And Spinach Curry

American Christianity tends toward a kind of 'easy-believism.' The Gospel is often presented in a way that suggests that someone is saved as soon as he or she has 'accepted' Jesus as Savior, even if that 'acceptance' never manifests itself in the emotional and volitional recentering of the person's entire life. But this is actually the paradigm of the sort of dead and fruitless faith that the whole New Testament condemns.

Mark Talbot

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables	Dutch		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Lentils
1/4	c	Saute liquid
1		Onion, chopped
1		Stalk celery, chopped
3		Cloves garlic, minced
1		Carrot, shredded
1		Green chile, minced
2	t	Ground cumin
1/2	t	Ground coriander
1/4	t	Turmeric
1/4	t	Ground cinnamon
1/4	t	Ground cardamom
1/8	t	Ground cloves
1	c	Long-grain brown rice
		Salt and freshly ground
		black pepper to taste
2 1/4	c	Vegetable broth or water
1/2	lb	Spinach leaves, chopped
1	t	Cumin seeds
1	T	Freshly squeezed lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash lentils and put them in a saucepan with 1 1/2 cups of water.
Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to very low, and cook 20 minutes.
Remove from heat until ready to add to the rice.  Heat the saute liquid
in a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven. Add  onion and celery and cook
5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 3 minutes.  Add carrot and chile. Cook,
stirring, 1 or 2 minutes. Add ground  spices and cook, stirring, about
1 minute. Add rice. Cook, stirring,  about 5 minutes, until grains turn
translucent, then opaque, but not  scorched. Stir in the lentils and
any unabsorbed water in the lentil  pot. Add salt, pepper, and broth or
water. Cook at a low boil for 15  minutes. Add the spinach, pushing it
down into the rice mixture.  Cover, reduce heat to very low, and cook
30 minutes.  In a small skillet or saucepan, cook the cumin seeds until
they begin  to darken and pop. Pour over the lentil-rice mixture, add
the lemon  juice, and serve. Serves 3 or 4 as a main dish.  Adapted
from Pilaf, Risotto, and Other Ways with Rice by Sada Fretz  Posted to
fatfree digest V98 #006 by brooksong@juno.com (D Lachman)  on Jan 06,
1998

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“If God were an impersonal force we’d be superior to our Maker”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1248 Calories From Fat: 147 Total Fat: 17.2g Cholesterol: 5.4mg Sodium: 2493.2mg Potassium: 2316.1mg Carbohydrates: 254.4g Fiber: 42.1g Sugar: 15.6g Protein: 45g