How to Make Purslane Soup (Farfihin)

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown lentils
• a pinch of cumin
• a pinch of turmeric
• a pinch of black pepper
• Salt
• 2 onions
• 2 tablespoons Egyptian rice
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 3 bunches of purslane (farfihin or baqla)

Method

1. Cook the lentils after washing them well and add the cumin, turmeric, black pepper and salt. Keep the lentils simmering over low heat until tender; add more water if needed.
2. Separately, sauté the finely chopped onion in a little vegetable oil and let it brown over medium heat.
3. Meanwhile add the rice to cook with the lentils.
4. After the onion has browned to a nice color, add it on top of the lentils.
5. Add the lemon juice and increase the amount if desired.
6. Finally, add the purslane a few minutes before turning off the heat. Allow the purslane to simmer with the lentils and other ingredients so the flavors meld.