Palestinian Lentils And Rice With Crispy Onions

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 1 cup dried lentils
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon cumin (or more to taste, i prefer more)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• black pepper (i like lots!)

Recipe

• 1 soak lentils in water for 3 hours; drain.
• 2 soak rice in water for 1/2 hour; drain.
• 3 saute onions in a large skillet for about 15 minutes, or until very brown and crisp.
• 4 remove onions to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• 5 turn heat to medium-high and add lentils and rice to skillet; saute quickly in the browned-onion-flavored oil, adding cumin, salt and pepper.
• 6 add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
• 7 cover very tightly and then cook on very low heat for about 20 to 25 minutes.
• 8 to serve, fluff up rice and lentils and top with the crispy browned onions.