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== Description ==
Lentils with chard and lemon. Serves 6.

== Ingredients ==

* 1½ cups [[lentils]]
* 2½ cups [[Swiss chard]] leaves
* ¾ cup chopped [[onion]]s
* ¾ cup [[olive oil]]
* 1 bunch green kizbara ([[cilantro|coriander]]) '''or''' 1 stalk [[celery]]
* 5 [[garlic]] cloves
* 1½ tsp [[salt]]
* ¾ cup [[lemon juice]] (or to taste)
* 1 tsp [[flour]]

== Procedures ==
# Wash [[lentils]] well and leave to drain overnight. Wash again in morning and pick over. 
# Cook with [[water]] to cover in pressure cooker for l0 minutes. 
# Open cooker. Add [[swiss chard|chard]] leaves which have been chopped with a few stems and one cup [[water]]. Cook under pressure another 8 minutes. 
# Meanwhile fry [[onion]]s in [[olive oil]]. 
# Crush [[garlic]] with [[salt]] and add to fried [[onion]]s. 
# Wash and chop kizbara or [[celery]]. 
# Add with the [[onion]]s to the [[swiss chard|chard]] and [[lentil]] mixture. Stir. 
# Add [[lemon juice]] mixed with one teaspoon [[flour]] to thicken the sauce. 
# Let simmer until it is like thick soup. 
# Add seasonings. Serve hot.

[[Category:Kuwaiti cuisine]]
[[Category:Soup Recipes]]
[[Category:Lentil Recipes]]
[[Category:Swiss chard Recipes]]