Sort and wash the lentils thoroughly as well as the rice.

Boil the lentils until they are tender and strain them keeping the water they have boiled in.

Sauté the rice in a little bit of olive oil in a pot.

Add 2 - 2.5 cups of the juice that you have kept, salt and pepper.

Let it boil for a few minutes and then add the lentils.

Leave over heat until all the juices are absorbed and the rice is cooked.

Heat a little bit of olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onions, cut into thick slices until they are golden brown.

Add them to the rice and mix.