Vegetarian

Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner is for Dinner.

Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner takes 45 minutes to cook.

Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner are:

For the basic dish:
3/4 cup uncooked red rice
2 1/4 cups of water
1 cup canned chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
3 cups cooked and chopped broccoli

For garlic sauce:
1.5 cups of curd cheese
6 large cloves of garlic
Juice from 1.5 medium lemon, or 2 tbsp of lemon juice
1 tsp white pepper
Salt (about 3 dashes)

Here is how you make Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner:

Put the rice and the water into a pot and boil for 30-45min, until ready.Meanwhile, make the sauce: crush the garlic cloves and the pepper and the lemon. Stir gently until the mixture becomes opaque. Add the curd-cheese and taste before adding the salt. The result should be tangy and stinging.Heat the chickpeas and broccoli just before serving.Mix the cooked rice, chickpeas and broccoli or arrange them an appealing manner on the plate. Serve hot with the sauce in a bowl on the side.Red rice is whole-grain rice, just like brown rice, only it's red. It is not wild rice. You can prepare this dish with brown rice, but the dish won't be as pretty. If you can't find red rice, try doing this with brown rice and red kidney beans or adzuki beans to keep the colors.Number of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SILTAM.

The nutritional information for Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 424.6

• Total Fat: 6.7 g
• Cholesterol: 11.2 mg
• Sodium: 793.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 71.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11.7 g
• Protein: 23.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Red Rice, Chickpeas and Broccoli dinner is Vegetarian