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Recipe Tags: 60 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Low Protein Palestinian Beans Rice Asian Middle Eastern Easy Steam Beginner Cook Vegan Vegetarian Dietary Low Sodium Low Cholesterol Low Saturated Fat Low Calorie Low Carb Inexpensive Lentils Low In Something Pasta Rice And Grains Long Grain Rice Presentation Served Cold Technique

Lentil Rice Dish Mujadarah Arabic Dish

This lentils rice recipe is known as mujadarah in the arab countries. There is many different recipes for mujadarah, this recipe is very easy to cook with little ingredients, and besides being nutritious,it is inexpensive. This recipe is an excellent vegetarian dish. Mujadarah is can be served with finely chopped tomatoes salad if desired. Se my recipe for tomato salad.

Steps

Saute onions with olive oil until golden brown.
Reserve 4 tablespoons of browned onions for garnish.
Place lentils , water , salt , and black pepper in different saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until lentils are tender.
Add to lentils the uncooked rice , browned onions and cumin and mix.
Cover and simmer for another 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
Place lentils rice dishin serving dish and garnish with 4 tablespoons of browned onions.
Mujadarah is best when served with tomato salad.
See my recipe for tomato salad.

Ingredients

lentils, basmati rice, water, salt, black pepper, cumin, olive oil, onions