Moutzentra (lentils with rice)
Moutzentra (lentils with rice)

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, moutzentra (lentils with rice). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Moutzentra (lentils with rice) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Moutzentra (lentils with rice) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Fakes moutzentra is a lentil recipe we make in Cyprus and is a high protein, balanced healthy food, especially with the combination of rice. In Greece they make a similar recipe in the Aegean islands which is called Fakoryzo, meaning lentils and rice. Until recently, I used to think that this is a Cypriot.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have moutzentra (lentils with rice) using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Moutzentra (lentils with rice):
  1. Take 1 cup lentils
  2. Make ready 1 cup long-grain white rice
  3. Make ready 1-2 onions
  4. Get olive oil
  5. Take salt
  6. Prepare pepper

Hello friends our apologies for the delay in videos. Here is a recipe for 'moutzentra' which is a Cypriot recipe. Pour the olive oil into a large saucepan and add the garlic and all the chopped vegetables. Stir in the tomato purée, cook for a couple of minutes then add the lentils.

Steps to make Moutzentra (lentils with rice):
  1. Sort and wash the lentils thoroughly as well as the rice.
  2. Boil the lentils until they are tender and strain them keeping the water they have boiled in.
  3. Sauté the rice in a little bit of olive oil in a pot.
  4. Add 2 - 2.5 cups of the juice that you have kept, salt and pepper.
  5. Let it boil for a few minutes and then add the lentils.
  6. Leave over heat until all the juices are absorbed and the rice is cooked.
  7. Heat a little bit of olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onions, cut into thick slices until they are golden brown.
  8. Add them to the rice and mix.

Fakes Moutzentra - Cypriot Lentils with Rice. · Fakes moutzentra is a lentil recipe we make in Cyprus and is a high protein, balanced healthy food, especially with the combination of rice. The lentil (Lens culinaris or Lens esculenta) is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. Greek Lentils and Rice is a one-pot, one-step dish, that uses the Instant Pot to make this classic Greek cuisine! Instant Pot Lebanese Lentils and Rice

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