Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   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