On Thayer St. in Providence, RI, there is a falafel place named East Side Pockets. We would eat there at least one or twice a week. In addition to scrumptious falafel, we often had a dish called jedra--lentils and onions cooked to perfection in olive oil served over rice with hummus, tahini, tatziki and sides of tabbouleh and pita bread. It was a huge serving, but you couldn't help but eat it all because it was that good.
The teeniest photo of East Side Pockets in Providence, RI...photo from Google Image
Fast forward to today and my craving for jedra on a chilly, stormy spring day. It occurred to me(light bulb!) that I may be able to make it all in on pot while getting a few other things accomplished. It worked and was almost as good as East Side Pocket's!
In my rice cooker I put about a cup of brown Basmati rice, 1/2 c. French green lentils, 1/2 choped onion, pinches of oregano, salt, pepper, cayenne and 2 tbls. olive oil. The rice cooker did all the work in 40 mins. I topped it off with a little yogurt, hummus and chopped parsley and mint. I was quite proud of the results and relieved to have only one pan to clean in the end.
In other news, my little freind is learning how to feed himself. He's doing a pretty good job so far. I managed to escape without any food smashed into my clothes.
A. feeding himself...photo by Krisitn
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Give him a hug from me!
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