Mujadrah - Lentils and Rice

Athena484's Note:

This is my family's take on a wonderful comfort food.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 2 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 cup lentils
• 1 cup brown rice
• 4 -5 small onions , sliced thin
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 3 -4 cups water or 3 -4 cups low or no sodium stock
• lemon juice
• garlic (powder or finely chopped)
• cumin
• pepper
• cayenne
• salt

Directions:

1. Sauté lentils briefly.
2. Cover with 3 cups water/stock.
3. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes while sautéing onions (and garlic if using cloves) till transparent or a little brown.
4. Add rice to onions and sauté for a moment.
5. Transfer onions and rice to lentils and add water to cover.
6. Add lemon juice, spices to taste, stir.
7. Bring to simmer, cover, let cook approximately 40--45 minutes (will take less time if using white rice) stirring occasionally.
8. Add more lemon juice, spices if desired.

Reviews

[DENEICY]

Delicious! Being a jazz singer, I felt free to improvise a bit--subbing lime juice; cooking in veg stock; seasoning also with cinammon; fresh mint and cilantro; and topping with fresh chopped mint, cilantro and sunflower seeds for additional texture. It was YUMMY. ;)))

[Chef #483584]

Fabulously simple and delicious! My carnivore husband even liked it! I have a strange urge to add pineapple to it next time....

[simplyliving]

This recipe is delicious! My husband and I really enjoyed it. It vaguely resembles dirty rice without the meat. We added some Slap Ya Mama seasoning to it for some extra kick. We did have to add another 15 minutes or so to the cook time or the rice would have been crunchy. We will eventually try adding some figs or seafood for a new twist. Very simple, easy to follow recipe!