Lentils With Onions

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 12 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 medium onion
• cut in half and thinly sliced
• 200 g lentils (green or brown)
• 12 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. Heat oil in medium sized pan.
2. Add cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cumin seeds and stir until bay leaves darken a little.
3. Add onion, fry 7-8 minutes until browned.
4. Add lentils, 750ml water, turmeric, salt, and cayenne pepper.
5. Stir and bring to a simmer.
6. Cover, turn heat to low and cook 45 minutes to an hour, stirring every so often until lentils are tender.
7. Add water if mixture seems too dry.