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INGREDIENTS
- ½ C Perfetto Avemarie Lisce Pasta
- 1 ¼ C Short grain rice
- ½ Can Chickpeas
- 1 tbsp Oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- For the Lentils:
- 1 C Brown lentils
- Water to cover lentils
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Small onion, chopped
- 1 C Tomato sauce
- ½ tsp Cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For the Vermicelli:
- 240 gr Perfetto Vermicelli Pasta, crushed
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- ⅛ C White vinegar
- 1 C Tomato sauce
- Salt to taste
- For the Cumin Sauce:
- ½ tsp Garlic, crushed
- ½ tsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- ⅛ C Water
- ⅛ C Vinegar
- Salt to taste
- For the fried onion:
- 2 Onions, sliced
- Oil for frying
Directions
- 1.Boil the Avemarie Lisce Pasta as written on the pack, drain, add 1 tbsp olive oil and mix then set aside.
- 2.Cook the rice as written on the pack and set aside.
- 3.Prepare lentils:
- 4.Wash the lentil thoroughly under running cold water, drain well.
- 5.Place lentils in a pot covered with cold water and bring to a boil.
- 6.Reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes until just al dente making sure to check on water level and add water whenever necessary.
- 7.Drain and set aside.
- 8.In the same pot sauté onion in oil then add the lentils.
- 9.Add tomato sauce and season with salt, pepper and cumin.
- 10.Continue cooking until done and set aside.
- 11.Prepare vermicelli:
- 12.In a pot over medium-high heat, fry the vermicelli with oil until it’s golden.
- 13.Add water little by little and stir until it’s tender.
- 14.Season with salt.
- 15.Make tomato sauce:
- 16.In a medium sauce pan, sauté garlic in oil about 1 minute.
- 17.Add vinegar, tomato sauce, water and salt then mix well and set aside.
- 18.Make Cumin sauce:
- 19.In a small sauce pan, sauté garlic and cumin together until fragrant.
- 20.Add vinegar, water then taste to adjust salt.
- 21.Fried onions:
- 22.In a deep pot, add oil to cover the bottom by 1 inch.
- 23.Add onion slices and cook on medium-high stirring every now and then making sure not to burn the onions.
- 24.Take onions out on a plate lined with kitchen paper.
- 25.Set aside, it will Harden and get crispier.
- 26.To assemble:
- 27.Start packing ingredients tightly in a bowl, start with lentils, Avemarie Lisce Pasta, Vermicelli Pasta and Rice.
- 28.Press it a little then invert it on plates, round it with chickpeas.
- 29.Top with fried onion and sauces or you can serve the sauces aside.