Spicy Green Lentils

Went to Echo Hill today and picked up, among other things, a new bag of green lentils so I kinda had a hankerin' but was looking for a new way to prepare them.  I found a recipe for Warm Spiced Lentils on MyRecipes.com to use as a starting point but, as usual, took some liberties.  The result was good enough to post so I will have it for future reference, though maybe with further modifications:

~3/4 cup green lentils (original called for 1 c. petite green lentils)
1 small onion peeled
4 whole cloves
2 bay leaves
1 strip lime rind and 1 strip orange rind (original called for one 2" strip lemon rind; I used what I had on hand)
Coconut oil for sauteing (original called for 1 T. extra virgin olive oil)
1 med yellow onion, chopped (original called for 3/4 cup red onion)
1 can petite dice tomatoes w/Jalapenos (original called for 1 c. chopped seeded tomatoes)
~1 inch fresh ginger, minced (original called for 3/4 t. ground ginger)
1 t. ground cumin (original called for 3/4 t.)
1/2+ t. ground turmeric (original called for 1/2 t.)
1/2+ t. ground paprika (original called for 1/2 t.)
3 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lime (original called for 1 1/2 T. fresh lemon juice)
Salt, ground black pepper, ground chili pepper to taste.
(Original also called for fresh cilantro and fresh parsley which never made the scene tonight)

Lentils placed in sauce pan, covered with 2+ inches of water.  Small onion studded with whole cloves added to lentil water with bay leaves and citrus rinds.  I started this cooking with the intent to give it about 55 minutes.

Heat oil in skillet, add chopped onion, and saute.  Add ginger, garlic, spices, tomatoes and start cooking.  When lentils are soft, discard onion, bay leaves, and rinds, drain lentils and add to skillet.  Squeeze in the lime juice.  Salt, pepper, and chili pepper to taste.  Cook ~5 minutes until everything is blended and hot.  I served it with white rice and curried fish tonight.  Pretty darned good and a good place to start for a "throw together" spicy lentil and tomato dish any time.  Modify the seasonings to suit your mood!