Steps to Prepare Award-winning Curried Chickpeas and Lentils over Rice

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, curried chickpeas and lentils over rice. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Curried Chickpeas and Lentils over Rice is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Curried Chickpeas and Lentils over Rice is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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:

1. Get 1 Cup Dried Chickpeas
2. Get 1 Cup Lentils
3. Take 1 1/2 Cups Rice
4. Make ready 3 Cups Chopped Bell Peppers
5. Get 2 Cups Chopped Onions
6. Take 4 Tbsp Curry Powder
7. Make ready 2 Tbsp Garam Masala
8. Take 2 Tbsp Hot Chili Powder
9. Take 4 Tbsp Salt
10. Get 1 Tbsp Black Pepper
11. Take 3 Tbsp Minced Garlic
12. Get 3 Bay Leaves
13. Get Splash Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar
14. Get 3 Tbsp Canola Oil
15. Get Milk
16. Make ready Cornstarch (Optional)

Instructions to make Curried Chickpeas and Lentils over Rice:

1. Cook the rice ahead of time, ideally letting it sit in the fridge overnight
2. Soak the dried chickpeas overnight.
3. Rinse the chickpeas and lentils till water is clear. Boil them for 10 minutes until soft.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Add cornstarch if you desire a thicker sauce (amount will vary depending on how much the mixture has reduced)
7. Let the mixture cool and serve over rice.

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