Description
This Simple Lebanese Lentils & Rice, known as Mujaddara, is a hearty and flavorful dish featuring caramelized onions mixed with lentils and rice, spiced with aromatic Middle Eastern flavors. A vegan dish that is satisfying and nutritious.
Ingredients
Scale
Lentils:
- 1 cup brown or green lentils, rinsed
Rice:
- 1/2 cup long-grain rice, rinsed
Broth:
- 4 cups water or vegetable broth
Seasonings:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Serving:
- Lemon wedges for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Cook Lentils and Rice: In a medium saucepan, combine lentils and water or broth. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add rice, salt, pepper, and cook for another 20 minutes.
- Caramelize Onions: In a skillet, cook onions in olive oil until caramelized. Add cumin, coriander, and cinnamon.
- Combine Ingredients: Stir half of the onions into the lentil and rice mixture. Top with reserved onions.
- Serve: Transfer to a dish, top with onions, and serve warm or at room temperature with lemon wedges.
Notes
- For extra flavor, cook lentils and rice entirely in vegetable broth.
- Mujaddara is traditionally served with plain yogurt or a fresh tomato and cucumber salad.
- Leftovers taste even better the next day as the flavors develop.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 9 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
