This version comes from Jerusalem (10 Speed Press, 2012), the smashing cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. It has lots and lots of fried onions. It's not a deep fry so much as a shallow fry, and the onions are so very, very good. If you don't want to fry, you can certainly caramelize the onions instead (using 3 tablespoons of oil and taking unhurried pains with the texture and the color).
Place the lentils in a small saucepan, cover with plenty of water, bring to a boil and cook 12 to 15 minutes, until lentils have softened but still have a little bite. Drain and set aside.
Peel onions and slice thinly. Place on a large flat plate, sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt, and mix well with your hands. Heat some coconut oil in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Caramelize the onions.
Wipe clean the saucepan in which you fried the onion, and put in the cumin and coriander seeds. Place over medium heat and toast the seeds for a minute or two. Add the rice, olive oil, turmeric, allspice, cinnamon, sugar, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of black pepper. Stir to coat the rice with the oil, then add the cooked lentils and the water. Bring to a boil, cover with a lid and simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes.
Remove from the heat, lift off the lid and quickly cover the pan with a clean tea towel. Seal tightly with the lid and set aside for 10 minutes.
Finally, add half the fried onion to the rice and lentils and stir gently with a fork. Pile the mixture in a shallow serving bowl and top with the rest of the onion.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (263g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings | ||
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Calories: 320 | ||
Calories from Fat: 43 (13%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 4.8g | 6 % | |
Saturated Fat 0.8g | 4 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 2.7g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 1g | ||
Cholesterol 0mg | 0 % | |
Sodium 6882.7mg | 237 % | |
Potassium 607.7mg | 16 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 60.3g | 18 % | |
Dietary Fiber 5.5g | 22 % | |
Sugars, other 54.8g | ||
Protein 10.7g | 15 % | |
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Calories per serving: 320
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