arabian cook

arabian cook : Lentil Soup


1 cup brown lentils
2 tbls rice
6 cups water
½ tspn salt
½ tspn ground cumin
¼ tspn ground allspice
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tbls shortening or butter or vegetable
oil
¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 pitta, toasted and cut into cubes
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Wash lentils and rice well. Place
in a pot with water. Bring to a
boil. Cover and simmer gently
for about 1 1/2 hour.
Transfer the soup to a food
processor or blender. Add 1 cup
of water and blend well.
Put mixture in the pot. Simmer
over low heat. Add allspice,
cumin and salt.
Fry chopped onion till soft. Add
to lentil mixture. Bring the
mixture to a boil for 10 minutes.
Add chopped parsley. Serve
soup with toasted bread and
lemon wedges.



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