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