3 middle eastern lentil potatoes Recipes

coarsely chopped onion, vegetable oil, chicken broth (or 3 1/2 cups water plus 1 tsp. salt i usually add veg. cube), uncooked white rice, dried lentils, rinsed and picked over, diced peeled baking potato, diced peeled carrot, raisins, ground black pepper, ground cinnamon, ground cumin, diced red bell pepper, frozen green pea

vegetable stock (or broth), kosher salt, black pepper, red lentil, channa dal (split desi chickpeas), toor dal (split yellow pigeon peas), diced new potatoes, drained and rinsed well, minced garlic (8 small cloves), toasted sesame seeds (or black sesame seeds or mix of the two), ground cumin, turmeric, garam masala, red cayenne, lemon juice