Mujadara Recipe
Mujadara is an all-time favorite recipe all around the Middle East, it's basically rice, lentils, and onion cooked to perfection. It's plant-based and filled with nutrients for you and your family to enjoy.
Ingredients
Rice and lentils ingredients:
- 1 cup basmati white rice
- 1 cup green lentils
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp bouillon powder
- 1½ cup water
- salt and pepper
Fried onion ingredients:
- 2 red onions large and sliced
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Soak the rice and lentils (in separate bowls) for 30 minutes.
- While the rice and lentils are soaking, start prepping the onions for frying. Add the oil to a hot pan and add the sliced onions, add salt, and mix. let it fry on high heat, mixing it every 5 minutes or so till it crisps up, Let it drain on a kitchen towel and set aside.
- Drain the rice and lentils. Add the lentils to a pan along with the water, bay leaf, and bouillon powder and let it boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Drain the lentils and reserve the stock for later(discard the bay leaf).
- To a pan on medium-high heat add the oil, rice, lentils, and spices, and mix to combine. Add the reserved stock from cooking the lentils. let it boil then lower the heat, cover the pan, and let the rice cook for 15 minutes on low heat.
- Turn the heat off and serve mujadara on a plate, top with the crispy fried onion and a side salad, and enjoy.