Black Rice & Black Lentil Wedges

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Cooking time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Prep time: About 10 minutes

Makes: 2 servings

    

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup         black rice ("Forbidden rice") [or basmati rice]
• 3/8 cup         black lentils ("beluga lentils") [or regular lentils]
• 1 cup           water
• 2 t.               fish sauce or Caramel Fish Sauce
• 1/2 t.           ground cumin
• 1                 egg, beaten

    

Directions

1. Carefully rinse lentils.
2. Boil water in 1 qt. pot and simmer rice and lentils 40 minutes, covered.
3. Cool mixture 5 minutes and stir in egg, cumin and fish sauce.
4. Spread mixture in 8" ovenproof frying pan and cook at medium heat for 5 minutes.
5. Put frying pan in preheated 350 deg. F oven and bake 25 minutes.
6. Let cool 5 minutes. Remove and cut into wedges.

Serve as a side dish or eat wedges with a dipping sauce.

 

Modified from a recipe from the Internet.

 

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