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Lebanese Mujadra (lentils, rice & caramelized onions) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Lebanese Mujadra (lentils, rice & caramelized onions) is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Mujadara is an arabic word that means "pockmarked." Basically it's made up of lentils, rice (or bulgur) and onions. And there are countless variations of the recipe, but this is one I learned from my Lebanese parents. Add the rice and cook, stirring often (but gently so you don't break the rice!) until some rice grains start to brown.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lebanese mujadra (lentils, rice & caramelized onions) using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lebanese Mujadra (lentils, rice & caramelized onions):
- Get cooking the lentils
- Get water
- Make ready brown or green lentils, sorted and rinsed clean
- Make ready caramelized onions
- Make ready onions, sliced
- Take Sunflower or canola oil
- Make ready salt
- Get cooking the finished dish
- Make ready water
- Get long grain rice
- Get ground cumin, optional
- Get salt and pepper to taste
Mujadara Lentils and Rice Recipe - This hearty vegan dish, also known as Lebanese Rice, is a favorite classic meal from the Middle East. Mujaddara is an easy and flavorful make-ahead meal, loaded with fabulous spices and topped with crispy fried caramelized onions! Mujadara - Lebanese Lentils and Rice with Crispy Onions. How do you make Lebanese lentil and rice.
Steps to make Lebanese Mujadra (lentils, rice & caramelized onions):
- Cook your rinsed lentils in the 2 cups of water in a small pot til partially done (about 10 minutes). Don't over cook, because they will finish cooking in the next step.
- In a large sauce pan, saute onions with a pinch of salt, in oil on medium high heat til browned really well.
- Pull out a few of the browned onions and drain on a paper towel. Save these as a garnish for your finished dish. Keep the remaining onions as well as the oil in the sauce pan.
- Add the 2 cups of water to the browned onions and oil, and simmer for 5 minutes gently. Water will become brown from the onions.
- To your water and onions in the large sausepan, add the rice, lentils, cumin, salt and pepper. (I have made this dish with and without the cumin. It tastes very good either way. Experiment to find your preferred version.) Over medium high heat bring to a boil, turn down the heat, cover and simmer on low-medium heat for 15 minutes or so, til water is absorbed.
- When your lentils and rice mixture is done, top with the crispy caramelized onions that you set aside, and enjoy!
To make mujadara, start with caramelizing the onions in a pan over medium heat until they are brown and golden. A simple combination of lentils, rice, and deeply caramelized onions, mujadara is made across the Middle East. It's comforting but not too rich and it's fresh and vegetarian without relying on many perishable ingredients. In other words, it's the perfect meal for the nights in between holiday parties. This rice and lentil pilaf is an easy and wholesome recipe based on the traditional Lebanese Mujadara.
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