In one pot bring 5 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 cup mixed lentils & split peas.
Add spices and chopped up garlic (don’t add the mixed veggies yet). Cook for 50 minutes on a medium flame.
In a separate pot, bring 1 and ¼ cups of water to a boil. Add ½ cup of brown rice. Cook the rice until water is absorbed on a medium flame. Never mix rice during cooking.
Add the frozen veggies to the lentils and peas and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the the frozen veggies are equally hot as the lentils and peas.