for fried onions: take another 2 onions and slice them into long strips. (optional: put the strips in a ziplock bag along with some flour, and shake the bag until the strips are coated – this helps with the frying) pour an inch of vegetable oil into a skillet and heat until boiling (test with water to see how hot it is) then pour the onion strips in. Fry them until they start to blacken, then take them out of the skillet and put them onto a paper towel to let them dry a bit. Garnish the lentils with the fried onions and serve.