Lentils With Apricots And Peppers

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Lentils
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups lentils
6 cups water
1/2 cup dried apricots -- chopped
1 cup onion -- chopped
1 1/2 cups tomato -- chopped
2 whole poblano peppers -- chopped
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 bunch parsley sprigs -- chopped
1 cup rice
2 cups water
 

Preparation:

Adapted this from a Moosewood cookbook. I didn't have apricots, so I substituted golden raisins instead. Will try it again with the apricots. Rinse the lentils cover them with water and bring them to a boil. Reduce heat. At this point, I added everything but the rice and parsley and cooked until done. In the meantime, I cooked the rice in the microwave (2 cups water to 1 cup rice) and stirred it into the lentils with the parsle