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Basai Badawi (Onions with Lentils Nuts and Fruit)

Make Basai Badawi (Onions with Lentils Nuts and Fruit) at home with Onions Large, Lentils Red Cooked, Yogurt Plain, Dates Stored Amp Finely Chopped, and Walnuts Chopped. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 4
• 1/2 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 2 tbsp
• 2 tbsp
• 1 tbsp
• 2 tbsp
• 1 bunch

Method (preview)

1. 1

   " This is a vegetarian version of a Bedouin dish.

2. 2

   If you serve it with rice, try adding saffron or tumeric to the rice before cooking.

3. 3

   Reduce the heat and let them simmer for 15-20 minutes, covered, until they are fairly tender.

4. 4

   When they are ready, take them out and set aside to cool.

5. 5

   Now remove the centre section of each onion, to leave a shell about 3/4 inch thick.

6. 6

   In a bowl, mix together the lentils, pepper, salt, yogurt, dates, walnuts, raisins or sultanas and bread crumbs.

7. 7

   Fill the onions with this mixture.

8. 8

   Keep any that remains and mix it with the chopped discarded onion centres.

9. 9

   Place the filled onions in an oven proof dish, spoon any remaining mixture around them and cook for about 20 minutes.

10. 10

    Garnish with parsley ands serve with bulgur or 'red' rice (see note above).