Mujadara

Submitted by good2bdunn

"a yummy lentil dish I found online"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 2 medium sweet onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup green lentil
• 1⁄2 cup brown basmati rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Saute onion in oil until caramelized (about 50 minutes).
2. While onions are cooking place lentils in saucepan and cover with water by an inch. Bring to boil over medium heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Drain lentils and set aside.
3. When onions are ready stir in rice, lentils, salt and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to a simmer.
4. Simmer for 40 minutes or until rice is tender.

Reviews

[digifoo]

A coworker sent me the original posting of this and I've had it in my "to cook" pile for a while. I should not have waited! Oh my goodness! So so so good! The key is definitely caramelizing the onions. It took me about 50 minutes, like you said, on medium-ish heat. The smell is incredible. And it was pretty easy to make even with the long amount of time. I think next time, though, I'll thinly slice the onion instead of finely chopping. I would love to see them in the dish more. Considering that all this has is salt as a seasoning, it tastes so "meaty" and robust.