Pumpkin Wedge Mujadara | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 1 cup puy lentils
• 2lb 12 ounces japanese pumpkin (cut into 8 wedges, seeds removed)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (plus extra for drizzling)
• 4 large brown onions (halved and thinly sliced)
• 2 - 3 star anise
• ½ cup grapeseed oil
• ½ bunch of kale (stems removed, leaves shredded)
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 garlic clove (peeled and smashed)
• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• ¼ cup sunflower seeds
• ½ bunch cilantro leaves (stems finely chopped, leaves reserved)
• 1 pomegranate
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses