Red Lentils

Ingredients

 * 1 cup of dried red lentils
 * 2 tablespoons of clarified butter
 * 1 medium-sized onion, finely diced
 * ½ green pepper, finely diced
 * ½ hot jalapeno pepper, finely diced (more or less, depending on how hot you like it) or cayenne pepper, to taste
 * 1 medium tomato, diced
 * 1 teaspoon ground cumin powder

Directions

 * 1) Soak the lentils in 2 cups of water for at least 30 minutes.
 * 2) In a saucepan, saute the diced onion and pepper in the butter until starting to brown.
 * 3) Add the tomato and stir over the heat for a minute.
 * 4) Add the lentils (and the water they are soaked in) to the saucepan along with two more cups of water.
 * 5) Add the cumin powder and salt (or chicken bouillon) to taste. Bring to a boil.
 * 6) Then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until the lentils are tender. Add more water while cooking, if necessary.