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Mujadara

Name: Mujadara
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 150g Lentils; 1 rice-cooker cup Rice; 3 Onion; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 4 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tsp Salt

Rice Dish

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Lentils and rice cooked together, topped with a generous heap of deeply caramelized onions — humble Lebanese farmhouse cooking.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

This simple combination of lentils and rice, topped generously with onions slow-cooked to bring out their sweetness, is a beloved Lebanese home dish. Despite its humble ingredients, the sweetness of the onions paired with the earthy richness of lentils makes for a deeply satisfying meal.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A comforting dish with roots in frugal monastery and home cooking, passed down for generations.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lentils 150g
Rice 1 rice-cooker cup
Onion 3
Ground Cumin 1 tsp
Olive Oil 4 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Parboil the lentils until just shy of tender.
Thinly slice the onions; slowly cook two-thirds of them in olive oil until deeply golden, then set aside.
Lightly cook the remaining onion, then add the rice, parboiled lentils, cumin, and salt.
Add water to cover, cover the pot, and simmer on low for about 15 minutes until the rice is cooked.
Spoon onto a plate.
Top generously with the caramelized onions to finish.

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