Ingredients
SERVES 4
– 200 g red lentils
– 225 g millet
– 3 green onions chopped
– 1 ripe tomato chopped
– 1 tsp. paprika
– 1 tsp. cumin powder
– 3 tbsps. parsley chopped
– black pepper to taste
– lettuce to taste
– lemon to taste sliced
Directions
Rinse the millet and soak it in cold water at room temperature for 2 hours. Meanwhile rinse thoroughly the red lentils, drain and place them in a pot along with the millet and 5 cups of water. Cook for ab. 20 minutes over medium flame. Then, remove from heat and let it stand covered for ab. 20 minutes, so that all the water in excess will be absorbed. After the mixture has cooled, add in the onions along with the tomato, the spices and the parsley. Dress with salt and pepper, stir well and let it rest in the refrigerator for ab. 1 hour. Then, with wet hands, shape the mixture into patties. Cover and leave them in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Serve the patties on a tray covered with lettuce and garnished with slices of lemon. Eat them wrapped in lettuce, squeezing some lemon juice on top.
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