Fakes

Recipe Type:	Veg.
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Pound of small lentils, rinsed
• 4-1/4 Cups of water
• 1 Medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 Pound of ripe tomatoes, puréed
• 2 Bay leaves
• 2 Cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 Cup of olive oil
• Freshly ground pepper to taste
• Sea salt to taste
• Red wine vinegar

Cooking Instructions:

• Add the water, tomatoes, bay leaves, onion, and garlic in a heavy bottomed pot.
• Bring it to a slow boil on medium flame and add the lentils and oil to it.
• Decrease the flame and simmer partially covered for about 1 to 1-1/2 hours till lentils are done.
• Remove it from the flame and take out the bay leaves.
• Add salt and pepper to it.
• Fakes is ready, serve it with vinegar on the side, added to the taste.