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Have you tried kamut? Probably not, it's not a common grain and I personally have never seen it served by any restaurant or have never heard of anyone talking about it. I stumbled onto it one day at the grocery store while looking for another grain and bought some to try. I love trying new ingredients!

I think the main reason why kamut is not served anywhere is because it's not a grain that you can cook in 20, 30 minutes like most rices for example. But this is just a guess.

As you can see in the package below, kamut is an ancient variety of wheat, it has a very interesting texture (on the chewy side) and it's very filling.

Since kamut takes a bit of time to cook, it's a good idea to soak it before cooking. Soaking overnight is ideal but this time I soaked mine for about 4 hours, soaking for a few hours is better than not soaking at all.

I had cooked plain kamut a few times before, today I experimented cooking it with a few other vegetables and it was a success.

I used the following ingredients, super basic:

🌿 3 cups of kamut

🌿 1 cup of brown lentils

🌿 2 ¼ cups of chopped zucchini (about 2 medium zucchinis)

🌿 1 ½ cup of chopped red pepper (1 large pepper)

🌿 2 cups of chopped onion

🌿 4 medium garlic cloves

🌿 4 cups of chopped collard greens

🌿 6 cups of chopped broccoli rabe

🌿 1 tsp salt

🌿 6 cups of water

I sautéed the onion in a tiny bit of olive oil for about 7 to 8 minutes, until the onions were translucent, added the minced garlic and sautéed for a couple more minutes.

Added the pepper, zucchini and collards, stirred well:

Then added the kamut and the lentils:

Mixed well:

Added water and salt, brought the mix to a boil, covered, then lowered the heat and simmered for about 50 minutes:

After the 50 minutes, I added the broccoli rabe to the top of the mix, covered again and continued simmering for another 20 minutes:

After the 20 minutes, I mixed everything, tasted it and it was pretty much cooked but I let it simmer for another 10 minutes. I wasn't sure if this mix was going to work but we really enjoyed it!

For a visual of the process, watch this video:

https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=397983726123878130

For more inspiration on this type of meal, check this article:

Black rice, red lentils and veggies

Cintia