Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mjadra (rice & lentils). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Add the rice and cook, stirring often (but gently so you don't break the rice!) until some rice grains start to brown. Mujadara is a classic Arabic recipe featuring cooked lentils and rice, caramelized onions, herbs and yogurt. It's a delicious vegetarian main dish!
Mjadra (Rice & Lentils) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Mjadra (Rice & Lentils) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have mjadra (rice & lentils) using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mjadra (Rice & Lentils):
- Get 1 Cup Lentils
- Prepare 2 Cups rice
- Take 1 Large onion
- Get Vegetable oil
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Make ready Rice ratio
- Take 1 Cup rice to 2 1/2 boiled water (low heat)
- Get Lentil ratio
- Prepare 1/2 Cup lentils 1 1/2 to 2 cups boiling water (low heat). Depending on the lentils themselves - some need more water, add 1/2 cup of boiled water if needed until cooked and water has absorbed
And they say lentils cooked with the rice look like pockmarks (pimples). That's kind of a weird analogy for food. But nonetheless, the recipe is ancient and a very traditional Middle Eastern dish. Mujadara, also known as mujaddara, , mujadarah, mejadra, and moujadara, is a lentil and rice dish of Levant origin.
Steps to make Mjadra (Rice & Lentils):
- Dice onion very small, add tablespoon of oil in the pot. Once oil is hot add onions on low heat and brown them very well; they need to look as though they are burnt but aren’t. (I hope that makes sense).. once cooked transfer to cool plate/bowl so they don’t cook anymore and set aside.
- Wash lentils in cold water and add to pot. Add boiled water from kettle and simmer for 10-15mins with lid on.
- Once lentils have been cooking for 10-15mins wash rice in cold water then add to pot. Add remaining water and onions. Salt to taste. I like my food on the salty side for this and it just brings out the onions in it. After rice and lentils are cooked through serve with a simple tomato salad. Enjoy 😉
One of the first mujadara recipes included rice, lentils and meat and was found in Iraq. Mujaddara used to be served as a celebration dish but without meat it was considered a meal for poor people. Clearly, lentils and rice do not make for a fancy meal. In fact, in the Middle East, mujadara is known more as "poor man's food," or peasant food. Lebanese food has a reputation of being a very protein-rich cuisine.
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