Black rice and lentils

Black rice cooked in rice cooker with a bit of salt and a dash of evoo (to keep it from sticking on the bottom).

Lentils:

Chop 4 stalks celery, large onion, couple carrots, and some chilis.

Sweat veggies in evoo.

Add few cloves of mince garlic

Stir in 1/2 tsp each of cumin, coriander, turmeric, paprika, black pepper plus 1 tsp salt

Stir until spices bloom

Pour in 1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes (with chilis, if you like)

Stir until bottom deglazed

Add about 6 cups water, bring to simmer

Add 1 1/2 cups red lentils

Add 4 cubed potatoes (optional)

Simmer, adding water as needed, until lentils are done and potatoes tender.

(Feel free to add any other veggies laying around that need to be used up as well.)

by Dangerous-Art-Me