Mujaddara

Name: Mujaddara
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300g brown or green lentils; 200g long grain rice; 4 large onions, thinly sliced; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground allspice; 150ml olive oil; 1 tsp salt; yoghurt and salad to serve

Lebanese lentils and rice with masses of crispy caramelised onions — simple, ancient and deeply satisfying.

Total time

75 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

65 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

300gbrown or green lentils

200glong grain rice

4large onions, thinly sliced

1 tspground cumin

1 tspground coriander

1 tspground allspice

150mlolive oil

1 tspsalt

yoghurt and saladto serve

Instructions

Cook lentils in unsalted water 20 minutes until just tender.

Meanwhile slowly fry onions in olive oil 40 minutes until very dark and crispy.

Reserve half the crispy onions for topping.

Add rice and spices to lentils, add 400ml water.

Stir in half the caramelised onions.

Cover and cook on low heat 20 minutes.

Fluff with a fork and season.

Top with remaining crispy onions and serve with yoghurt and salad.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

418

Protein

2.7g

Fat

35g

Carbs

25g

Fiber

2.3g

Sodium

485mg

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