yo! eagle eyes. you're right. this ain't no soup.

an egyptian staple of rice, lentils, onions and a spicy tomato sauce.

simmer lentils in water until al dente
fry a few garlic cloves oil until garlic goes nice and brown - discard garlic
add rice to the garlic-y oil and briefly fry until you get a bit of colour in the rice
add veg stock with a wee bit of ground cinnamon and nutmeg to pan and cook rice through
fry onions until brown
layer the cooked lentils/rice/onions in a bowl - save some onions to garnish

for the sauce, chuck into a pan:
can tomatoes (strain a bit of the liquid off first)
2 x chillies
some garlic
a wee dod of ground cumin
few tablespoons of vinegar
some water
bring to boil, then simmer for 20 minutes

add sauce to lentils/rice/onions and garnish with a few more onions.

noice