Rice and lentils are a pairing that goes a long way back, whether as khichdi in India or mujaddara in the Middle East. On its own, each is a source of incomplete protein, short on certain essential amino acids—but paired together, they fill each other's gaps, and lentils also blunt white rice's ...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-3d-food-vegetarian-dishes-rice.html)