Mujadarah ("lentils With Rice") Middle East, Palestine

Pali's Favorites's Note:

This is a really simple dish that is very satisfying, especially during Ramdan. My brothers never really got full off of just rice and beans, so I would always make fried chicken with this dish to fill their bellies :) Enjoy!

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 4.0

• 1 cup lentils
• 2 cups rice
• 2 large onions
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 cup oil
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Combine lentils, water, salt, and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 7 minutes or until lentils are half cooked.
2. Add rice and cumin. Cook until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
3. Quarter and slive peeled onions. Fry in oil until dark brown. Drain the onions and reserve. Pour the cooked oil over the mujadarah. Mix well.
4. Garnish with the onions. Enjoy :).

Reviews

[Mikekey]

Very simple! I used brown lentils also, so had to cook a bit longer. This is a nice change from plain lentils or plain rice, and was a nice side for grilled chicken. I will up the amount of cumin next time though, since we really love the flavor.

[UmmBinat]

Yummy and pretty easy!! I used brown lentils and cooked them longer than 7 minutes. I used mainly canola oil and some unrefined extra virgin olive oil on top. Served with recipe#418861, yogurt and a fresh salad. I would most definitely make this dish again. Made for Ramadan Tag 2010.

[Starrynews]

Wonderfully flavored rice dish - loved the addition of lentils to beef it up a bit. The water measurement worked great for me. I am interested in trying it out with chicken broth too, as another reviewer suggested. Thanks for sharing!