Date and lentil pilau

This “Date and lentil pilau” is a tasty reipe. It is very easy to do and simple flavored recipe too.

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3 cups (500 g) long grain rice
1 cup red lentils
250 g butter
1 cup (250 ml) warm water
1 small onion, finely chopped
250 g fresh dates, stoned
125 g dried apricots, chopped
cup blanched almonds, chopped
% cup raisins
Preparation method
1 Boil rice until almost cooked.
2 Cover lentils with water and cook for 20 minutes until soft.
3 Dissolve half the butter in water over heat.
4 Saute onion in remaining butter until soft, add dates, apricots, almonds and raisins.
5 Pour ‘12 butter water into casserole dish then add, in layers, X of the rice, ‘2 of fruit mixture, V2 of the lentils, V3 of the rice, remaining fruit mixture, remaining lentils, then remaining rice and pour over the remaining butter-water.
6 Cover with cloth then put lid on, simmer over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes.
SERVES 8