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Step 1 of 2
Sauté onion in butter over medium heat for 2 minutes until softened, not browned. Add garlic and sauté an additional minute. Add lentils and 2 cups water; stir. Cover, turn heat down to medium low and cook 30 minutes until lentils are almost tender and water has almost cooked out. Add the chicken broth, tomato paste, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook another 30 minutes.
Ingredients for this step (4 servings)
- 240mldried red lentils, washed, drained (or use brown lentils)
- 1medium onion, finely chopped
- 2garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3tbspbutter, or 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 470mlwater
- 950mlchicken broth, halal-certified
- 6tbsptomato paste
- 2tspground cumin
- salt & freshly ground black pepper