Cooked lentils (and sometimes ready-cooked chickpeas and pasta, or noodles cooked in the lentil pot) over onion fried until caramelized, with garlic and spices.
Rinse the lentils and cook them in water 20 minutes, until they soften.
StovePot
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Slice the onion into thin rings.
KnifeCutting board
3
Heat the oil in a wide pot and fry the onion over medium heat 30–35 minutes, stirring, until it is deep brown.
StoveWide, shallow pot
💡Onion caramelizes with patience: over medium heat it reaches deep brown in about half an hour, over low heat it takes close to an hour, and over high heat it burns at the edges before it softens. A pinch of salt at the start draws out its liquid, and when it starts to stick, add a tablespoon of water and scrape the bottom.
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Remove about half of the onion to a bowl, for garnish, and leave the rest in a pot.
Bowl
To assemble
5
Add and stir.
Stove
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Add the lentils, season with salt and black pepper and stir.
Stove
7
Serve.
317calories
14 gprotein
36 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 18%● carbs 43%● fat 39%
Per serving (149 g), of 4 servings
For the Caramelized Onion · To assemble ·
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⚖ About the ingredients
Onion: measured in pieces: one ≈ 117 g · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Onion →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Black lentils: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 192 g · 338 kcal per 100 g · More about Black lentils →
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Wide, shallow pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (Layers instead of a single layer)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
Possible additions: Water for cooking the lentils · Noodles in the lentil pot · Cooked chickpeas · Cooked pasta · garlic · Cumin · Turmeric · Paprika · Tomato paste · Tamarind · Cooking the lentils with the onion (minutes) (5) · Lemon juice · Parsley · Pita for serving · Lemon for serving · Serving (and bread)
