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Spicy Rice with Chickpeas

50 min Vegan (Plant diet) Lunch Dairy freeGluten freeHigh proteinLactose free
670
Calories
29.8g
Protein
23.2g
Fat
85.3g
Carbs

If you’re allergic to dairy products, substitute soft cheese for lactose-free cheese. If you have allergy to gluten, switch to gluten-free bread. If you suffer from allergy to nuts, try sesame or chia seeds. Learn more about alternative ingredients.

Ingredients:

  • Olive oil - 5 ml (1 tsp)
  • Lemon juice - 15 ml (1 tbsp)
  • Onion - 50 g (0.5 whole)
  • Turmeric - 0.3 g (1 pinch)
  • Salt and pepper - 0.3 g (1 pinch)
  • Carrot - 50 g (0.5 whole)
  • Pine nut - 20 g
  • Cumin - 0.3 g (1 pinch)
  • Rice - 40 g
  • Chickpeas - 100 g
  • Sprouts - 15 g (0.5 cup)

How to make:

  1. Dice onion coarsely and grate the carrot
  2. Soak rice (preferably overnight) and boil chickpeas until half cooked
  3. Pour oil into a wok (deep frying pan)
  4. Lay out in layers: first onion, then carrot, after that add chickpeas
  5. Add rinsed and soaked rice on top, then season with spices
  6. Pour water over rice with vegetables, so that it covers the rice by approximately 1 cm
  7. Simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, until rice is cooked
  8. Serve with sprouts, drizzled with lemon juice and sprinkled with pine nuts

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