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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine the lentils, water and bay leaf and bring to a boil. | 2. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until the lentils are tender but not mushy. | 3. Add salt to taste toward the end of the cooking. | 4. Drain off most of the liquid, but reserve it in case some is needed later. | 5. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet and sauté the onions until tender and beginning to color. | 6. Add the garlic, coriander, and cumin, and continue to sauté a couple of minutes, stirring. | 7. Stir this mixture into the lentils and add cayenne and black pepper to taste. | 8. Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to the boil, add salt to taste, and cook the noodles until al dente. | 9. Drain and add to the lentils. | 10. Add the yogurt, and toss together. | 11. Add some of the reserved lentil cooking water if mixture seems too dry. | 12. Reheat gently if necessary and serve at once. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
brown lentil	1/2		washed	-	-	-	-
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	2		chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
garlic	3	cloves	minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
coriander	1	teaspoon	ground	5.364	0.9898	0.2227	0.3199
cumin	1 1/2	1/2	ground	11.8125	1.3936	0.561	0.7015
cayenne pepper	1	pinch		0.3578	0.0637	0.0135	0.0194
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
spaghetti	12	ounces		105.4601	23.5074	2.1772	1.9391
plain yogurt	2	tablespoons	low-fat	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.