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Rice and Lentils.
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Heat rice, lentils and water to boiling in a 2-qt saucepan; reduce heat to low.
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Cover and simmer 30 to 40 min, stirring occasionally, till lentils are tender and water is absorbed.
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Cold slightly.
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Patties.
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Mash rice mix slightly with fork.
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Stir in remaining ingredients to complete the mix.
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Shape into 4 rounds about 1/2 inch thick.
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Spray 10-inch skillet with vegetable cooking spray.
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Cook patties in skillet about 10 min, turning once, till golden.
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Remove from skillet and keep hot.
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Vegetable Sauce.
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In the same skillet, heat all ingredients to boiling; reduce heat to medium.
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cover and cook up to 5 min, stirring occasional, till vegetables are crisp-tender.
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Add in patties to the skillet.
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Cover and cook over medium heat about 5 to 8 min or possibly till the patties are warm.
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Serve sauce and patties over noodles or possibly rice with a green vegetable along side.
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Tip.
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Cut the time in half by using leftover rice and lentils.
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Reheat them with a little water or possibly broth to produce the needed starch.
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Let cold to the touch and make the patties
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TESTED: Based on the time-saving tip, I used the idea (not necessarily the proportions).
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I mixed 1/4 c. white rice leftover from Chinese dinner with 1/2 c. cooked red lentils.
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Added the cashews, some crumbs, a little sauce and some chives for color: omitted egg.
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Made 4 small patties; placed in freezer while I made a vegetable sauce (1-c. total) with red and green bell pepper strips, carrots and celery, spring onion and stir fry sauce; salt and pepper and a healthy pinch of red pepper flakes; added vegetable broth and cornstarch so which we each got about 1/2 c. moist sauce.
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For the pasta, I made angel hair spaghetti tossed with shredded napa and cumin seed.
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Meanwhile browned the patties with vegetable oil spray and completed the heating in the toasted oven.
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Served 2 or possibly 3.
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It was delicious!
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NOTES : Stirfry sauce is a variation on sweet-sour and teriyaki and may be labeled Asian gourmet or possibly master sauce.
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Or possibly try a vegetarian oyster sauce or possibly Japanese style sweet sour sauce made with apricot and peppers.
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Serve the patties on a bed of rice or possibly Chinese noodles.
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Accompany with green beans or possibly broccoli.
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Total Time: 20 mins preparation and 50 mins cooking (see TIP).
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Cooking: Easy Meatless
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Here is a recipe from the book with a note of our changes.
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We used Yoshida's gourmet sauce for the teriyaki.
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Very good, basic recipe you can play with.
