Sometimes you may crave a nice filling meal like after a long run or just for the heck of it. But it’s crucial to ensure your doing more than getting your macronutrients.
➡ This spinach brown rice recipe with chickpeas offers you a more nutrientdense side dish to round out your meal, and it’s totally plantbased!

The Spinach will add a light, sweet, grassy flavor to your rice and the chickpeas will give it an earthy, nutty flavor.
➡ This dish is a simple recipe you can add to your repertoire if you are just starting a vegan diet.

Have you made a vegan meal that even meat eaters cannot deny is irresistibly good? Let me know in the comments below!

▶ RECIPE INGREDIENTS: (3 to 4 servings)

1 cup / 200g Brown rice medium grain (if you are using long grain brown rice, adjust the cooking time accordingly, as it cooks faster than the medium grain rice)
2 to 3 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1+ 1/2 cup / 200g Onion one medium size onion
2 Tablespoon Garlic 5 to 6 Garlic approx.
1+1/2 cup / 350ml Strained tomatoes/Passata
300g / 8 to 9 cups approx. Fresh Spinach chopped
4 cups / 1 Liter Water
1/4 Teaspoon Chilli flake (Optional)
2 cups / 1 Can (540 ml) Cooked chickpeas
3/4 cup / 20g Fresh Dill (If you like mild dill flavor add 1/2 cup)
Salt to taste (I have added total 1+1/4 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt)

▶ Garnish:
1/3 cup / 15g Parsley finely chopped (Optional)
Lemon juice to taste (I have added 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
Black pepper to taste (I have added 1/2 teaspoon black pepper)
Drizzle of Olive oil 1 to 2 Tbsp (I have added 1 tablespoon organic cold pressed olive oil)

▶ METHOD:

Wash thoroughly and soak 1 cup of brown rice for 1 hour.

Heat a deep cooking pot. Add olive oil, onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Fry the onion on mediumhigh heat until it just starts to caramelize, while stirring frequently. Adding salt to onion will release it's moisture and help it cook faster so please don’t skip it.

Once the onion has started to caramelize, reduce the heat to medium low (depending on the heat of your stove). Add the finely chopped garlic, chilli flakes and continue to fry for another 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant, while stirring frequently.

Now add the strained tomatoes, spinach and mix well. Now drain the brown rice. Transfer the soaked rice, cooked chickpeas, salt, water and fresh dill to the pot and bring it to a vigorous boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the rice is cooked but still sightly firm. (We don't want mushy rice).

Uncover and turn the heat to medium high and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Garnish with Parsley, lemon juice and a good quality olive oil. The garnish will enhance the taste of this dish, so I highly recommend it. Serve hot.

▶ IMPORTANT TIPS:

Thoroughly wash/soak the brown rice, this will get rid of any impurities/gunk
If you are using long grain brown rice adjust the cooking time accordingly, as it cooks faster than the medium grain rice
If you are using a different type of rice adjust the water and cooking time accordingly
Adding salt to onion will release it's moisture and will help it cook faster so please don’t skip it
Turn the heat to mediumlow to low before adding the garlic and spices, this will prevent it from burning
Chop the spinach to prevent long strings of stem
To prevent the rice from getting mushy, check in about 20 to 25 minutes of cooking.

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