Ingredients
1 medium Onion, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 tsp Ground Turmeric
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Ground Coriander
1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1/4 tsp Salt
1 cup Brown Rice, uncooked
1 cup Dried Lentils, sorted and washed
4 cup Water
Directions
Saute the onion and garlic in the oil in a large saucepan. Add the
spices and cook over low heat for 4 minutes. Add the rice and
lentils and stir to mix well. Pour in the water. Bring to a boil,
turn the heat to low and cook for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the rice
and lentils are tender.
One Serving = Calories: 232 Carbohydrates: 34 Protein: 10 Fat: 8
Sodium: 262 Potassium: 325 Cholesterol: 0
Exchange Value: 2 Bread Exchanges + 1 Lean Meat Exchange + 1 Fat
Exchange
Source: Holiday Cookbook, American Diabetes Association, ISBN
0-13-024894-0, by Betty Wedman, M.S.,R.D.
Shared by: Norman R. Brown
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Diabetic; Vegetables; Rice; Vegetarian
The History of Recipes
We are able to follow the history of `recipes` way back into the distant past, certainly as far as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and possibly even further. However, sadly, these old cook books were just simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing food.
In fact, the oldest recipe found, according to academics is a series of ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian which recount the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made those who drank it feel wonderful. Later, there are some recipe books from the 14th Century ; a cookery book called `Forme of Cury`, and another entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these have no connection with the spicy food that is familiar to us all today, but rather accounts of the types of food served to the rich and wealthy people of the time. For the centuries that followed, the powerful families of Europe competed with each other to offer the best banquets, and as a result the best cooks and their recipe collections were at a premium. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the 1800s the formal cooking and recipe collections rose to prominence. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated their lives to assembling, testing, and publishing recipes of the day. By the time we get to the 20th century, recipe publications were in great demand, due to increased literacy, more leisure time and having more disposable income. The introduction of the TV brought us TV cookery programs and the spin-off recipe books. And that pretty much brings us to the present day and the internet revolution, allowing everybody to search through thousands of recipes just like those on this site. |
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