Lentils With Onions

An indian recipe from madhur jaffrey. can be made in advance, but when reheating, you'll need to add a little water.

Heat oil in medium sized pan.

Add cinnamon stick , bay leaves and cumin seeds and stir until bay leaves darken a little.

Add onion , fry 7-8 minutes until browned.

Add lentils , 750ml water , turmeric , salt , and cayenne pepper.

Stir and bring to a simmer.

Cover , turn heat to low and cook 45 minutes to an hour , stirring every so often until lentils are tender.

Add water if mixture seems too dry.

vegetable oil, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, cumin seed, onion, lentils, ground turmeric, salt, cayenne pepper