Mujadara
Mujadara is a Arabic rice dish made with brown lentils and rice . The dish is topped with fried onions and garnished with pine nuts and mint.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1 cup brown lentils
- 1 tsp cumin seeds ground
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorns cracked
- 1-2 bay leaves
- 1 cup Fried onions
- Salt to taste
- Pine nuts
- mint leaves
Instructions
- Soak the brown lentils for 2-3 hours .
- Cook in an open pan , adding salt and water.
- Once 80% done strain in a colander , do not discard the water .
- Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes .
- Measure the reserved water from the lentils .
- Add 2 cups of water ( including the lentil stock ) to a pan .
- Add rice and let it cook 50% .
- Add salt and 1/4 of the fried onions , bay leaf , ground cumin and black pepper .
- Let cook for another 2-3 minutes .
- Now add the prepared lentils to the rice .
- Mix gently and simmer till completely done .
- Once done serve garnished with fried onions, mint leaves and pine nuts.
Notes
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