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Serves: 6
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8 medium green onions, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger root
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
5 1/4 cups vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)
1/4 cup shredded flaked coconut
2 tablespoons chopped resh or 2 tsp dried mint leaves
3 cups hot cooked rice
1 1/2 cups nonfat plain yogurt
Spray 3-quart saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Cook green onions, gingerroot, red pepper and garlic in saucepan over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender. Stir in 5 cups of the broth, the lentils, turmeric and salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 25 to 30 minutes, adding remaining stock if needed, until lentils are tender. Stir in tomato, coconut and mint. Serve over rice with yogurt.
1 Serving: Calories 335 (Calories from Fat 35); Fat 4g (Saturated 2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 920mg; Carbohydrate 61g (Dietary Fiber 9g); Protein 23g.
*5 1/4 cups water and 2 tablespoons vegetable bouillon granules can be substituted for the vegetable broth.
From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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