Lentil Rice Dish (mujadarah Arabic Dish)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup lentils
• 1/3 cup basmati rice
• 4 cups water or 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
• salt (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 cup olive oil or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large onions, sliced 1/2 inch slivers

Recipe

• 1 saute onions with olive oil(stirring occasionally) until golden brown. reserve 4 tablespoons of browned onions for garnish.
• 2 place lentils,water,salt,and black pepper in different saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• 3 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.
• 4 place lentils rice dish(mujadarah)in serving dish and garnish with 4 tablespoons of browned onions.
• 5 mujadarah is best when served with tomato salad. see my recipe for tomato salad.