Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh
Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh

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In a bowl, soak the rice in warm water. Mujaddara is a classic Arabic recipe featuring cooked lentils and rice, caramelized onions, herbs and yogurt. While the lentils and rice simmer, you'll start caramelizing the onions.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh:
  1. Take 2 cups lentils, washed and drained
  2. Get 1/2 cup white rice
  3. Get 2 large onions, finely chopped
  4. Get 6 cups water
  5. Take 1 tablespoon olive oil
  6. Make ready 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  7. Make ready 2 teaspoons salt

Add the rice and cook, stirring often (but gently so you don't break the rice!) until some rice grains start to brown. Mujaddara is a simple but flavorful rice and lentil pilaf, topped with sweet caramelized onions. Serve alone or as the base of just about any meal. I discovered Mujaddara probably about ten years ago at this little Lebanese lunch spot in Baton Rouge, called Serop's Express.

Instructions to make Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh:
  1. In a bowl, soak the rice in warm water.
  2. In a deep cooking pot, place lentils and 6 cups water on high heat. When water starts boiling, reduce heat, cover the pot, and leave to cook for about 30 min.
  3. In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and fry the onions until golden, then set aside.
  4. Once cooked, remove the lentils from the water and blend them in a food processor for a few minutes. Put back the lentil mixture in the pot.
  5. Strain the rice and add it over the lentils. Stir for few minutes until the rice is cooked.
  6. On low heat, add the fried onions and salt and stir continuously for about 20 min.
  7. Before removing from heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  8. Remove from heat, pour in a serving plate and let it cool before serving.

Mujadara - Brown Lentils + Rice. Side Dishes: Pickles Turnips Peppers Arabic Salad. Mujaddara, or Mujadara, translates to a middle eastern staple Rice and Lentil preparation which is everyday staple in every Lebanese home. My first introduction to Mujaddara or I should say, Lebanese Lentils and Rice, was through a colleague how brought taste-of-home to an office potluck. Mujadara is a Middle Eastern vegan side dish or can be a meal if served with salads.

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