Lentils With Onions

Submitted by Ppaperdoll

"An Indian recipe from Madhur Jaffrey. Can be made in advance, but when reheating, you'll need to add a little water."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 medium onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 200 g lentils (green or brown)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

directions

1. Heat oil in medium sized pan. Add cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cumin seeds and stir until bay leaves darken a little.
2. Add onion, fry 7-8 minutes until browned.
3. Add lentils, 750ml water, turmeric, salt, and cayenne pepper. Stir and bring to a simmer.
4. Cover, turn heat to low and cook 45 minutes to an hour, stirring every so often until lentils are tender. Add water if mixture seems too dry.

Reviews

[Phantom2010]

Lentils with fried onions, salt and pepper and a little olive oil at the end if fantastic. I find the other spices are not needed. I always soak my lentils in water for a day before cooking them, it makes them extra tender and delicious. Also gently simmer the lentil rather than boiling, so they don't break apart.

 

[madebymarie]

Really Really Good! Made this for myself for lunch today. I did modify the recipe a little to suite my tastes, I like a LOT of flavor but am really trying to eat healthy (AKA no wheat, no dairy, no sugar). I only had 100g of lentils on hand, so I reduced the water and oil in the recipe but left everything else the same. This definitely a new favorite of mine! Thanks for posting!