Recipe ingredients
- 1 cup brown lentils
- 2 tablespoons rice
- 6 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon shortening or butter or vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 pitta, toasted and cut into cubes
Recipe method
- 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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