Mujaddara (Lebanese Lentils and Rice)

Name: Mujaddara (Lebanese Lentils and Rice)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups green or brown lentils; 1 cup long-grain rice; 4 large onions, thinly sliced; ½ cup olive oil; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp cinnamon; salt to taste; yoghurt and salad to serve

A classic Lebanese dish of lentils and rice, topped generously with deeply caramelised, crispy fried onions, simple and satisfying.

Total time

80 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

70 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

comfortworld

Ingredients

2 cupsgreen or brown lentils

1 cuplong-grain rice

4large onions, thinly sliced

½ cupolive oil

1 tspcumin

1 tspcinnamon

saltto taste

yoghurt and saladto serve

Instructions

Fry onions in oil very slowly 40-60 min until dark golden and crispy.

Boil lentils 15 min; drain.

Cook rice; combine with lentils and cumin.

Top with crispy onions and their oil.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

606

Protein

2.9g

Fat

54.8g

Carbs

27.6g

Fiber

2.5g

Sodium

7mg

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