Start by sauteing onions, garlic, ginger, and chili in olive oil before adding vegetable broth and red lentils. Allow it to simmer until the lentils break down into a creamy consistency. Add spices ...

Partially cook brown lentils in a pot of water, then add long-grain white rice or basmati white rice and simmer them together. When they're cooked, sprinkle with cumin, and fluff with a fork.