Lentil Rice Dish (Mujadarah Arabic Dish)

"This Lentils Rice recipe is known as Mujadarah in the Arab countries. There is many different recipes for Mujadarah, this recipe is very easy to cook with little Ingredients, and besides being nutritious,it is inexpensive. This recipe is an excellent vegetarian dish. Mujadarah is can be served with finely chopped Tomatoes salad if desired. Se my recipe for Tomato Salad."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Saute Onions with olive oil(stirring occasionally) until golden brown. Reserve 4 tablespoons of browned onions for garnish.
  • Place lentils,water,salt,and black pepper in different saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until lentils are tender.
  • Add to lentils the uncooked rice,browned onions and cumin and mix. Cover and simmer for another 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
  • Place Lentils Rice dish(mujadarah)in serving dish and garnish with 4 tablespoons of browned onions.
  • Mujadarah is best when served with Tomato salad. See my recipe for Tomato salad.

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Reviews

  1. I grew up on this but we did it a bit differently. Bulghur instead of rice and it was served with Laban (arabic yogurt) and sliced onions on top. We ate it with torn pieces of pita instead of with utensils. That was always big fun as a kid and now it's less to wash!
     
  2. This was super simple to make and it was well received in our family. I didn't serve this as a main dish, but rather served it on the side of Spinach Chicken and Roasted Asparagus. I think that the rice to lentil combination was off. I think I would have liked it more if there were more rice and less lentils. Thanks for the recipe Hommus.
     
  3. Great dish - I've tried a few variations of this, thought this version, using veggie broth, is among the best. I thought there was going to be too much liquid, but since you cook it uncovered for the first step it was fine. In the second part when it's covered, I ended up adding another 1/3 cup of water and that's because I used brown basmati instead of white. Like others said, it's so simple and made with staple ingredients so a great one to know.
     
  4. love this dish! i use pumpkin pie spice and the lentils are fragrant and delicious! i also caramelize more than 2 onions (usually 3-4), mix half into the lentils/rice and reserve the other half for garnish on the plates. i love having this with a bright, lemony salad (halved grape tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, tons of parsley, olive oil and fresh lemon juice).
     
  5. Thanks so much for posting this recipe! I used it for an Anthropology class project and it was a fabulous hit! I love the simplicity! Amazing taste! Thanks again! -XCaseyX-
     
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My name is Louie, and my nick name is Hommus, because I love Hommus,its delicious. I guess having Hommus as a nick name is better than having Baba Ghannous (Arabic Dip) as a nick name. I am of Palestinian orgin and a happily married man for 33 years. I own a Business , (retail Clothing) but I love cooking, its my hobby. I like to cook Arabic Dishes and also recipes from all around the world. I learned my Arabic recipes from my mother . who is a super great cook. In fact my favorite cookbook is the recipes I learned from my Mother. Recently I started to use the slow cooker and I noticed the difference in the flavor.
 
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