How To make Mjaddra (Lentils with Rice)
2 c Lentils
3/4 c Uncooked rice
2 md Onions; chopped
1/2 c Olive oil
1 tb Salt
1/4 ts Cumin
1/2 ts Allspice or bhar
Clean and wash the lentils and boil them until tender. Mash and strain into a separate pot. Add the rice, salt, and spices, and mix well. In a pan, saute the chopped onions in oil until golden. Add them with the frying oil to the lentils and rice. Bring the mixture to the boil with enough water to cover and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes, until the rice is cooked, stirring regularly to prevent sticking. Serve lukewarm or cold with radishes and spring onions or a cabbage salad. That's the recipe straight from the book. I make a couple changes: first of all, I'm a bit liberal with the cumin and allspice - I don't use measuring spoons, and I'm sure I get more than the 1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon. Bhar, btw, is described by the book as "a spice blend made of cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. It is very similar in flavor to allspice, which may be substituted for it." I use brown basmati rice, so I have to boil it for more than 10 minutes; this means I have to keep adding water to it so it doesn't dry out. I mean to go back to the restaurant I first had this dish at and ask them what spices they use, since theirs is both spicier and darker than mine. Food For The Vegetarian - Traditional Lebanese Recipes Posted by: bobp@msi.com (Bob Pitha)
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In this video you'll learn how to make Lebanese lentils and rice called mujadara.
This is my family's recipe and it's hands down the BEST mujadara you'll ever taste. It has our secret step and ingredient to make it so good.
Lebanese lentils and rice was known as a poor man's food, but now, everyone loves it.
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Mujadara is also known as mujaddara, mjadara, mejadara - all depending on where abouts you're from.
Did you know that mjadara is accidentally an authentice Lebanese vegan recipe!
You only need 3 main ingredients to make mujadara;
2.5 cups Brown lentils
2 cups Basmati rice
6 cups water 3 cups for soaking and 3 cups for cooking
600 g Onion divided (½ finely sliced & ½ finely diced)
½ cup Olive Oil
¾ tbsp Salt
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How to Make Mjaddra (Mujaddara) - A Healthy Lentils Dish
Learn how to make Mjaddra (aka Mujaddara, megadarra), one of the humblest and most classic yet tastiest and most nutritious dishes in the Levant. No wonder it is so popular!
Like all old recipes, Mjaddra comes with many variations; lentils and onions are both immutable components – and olive oil, of course! But then either burgul (aka bulgur) which is cracked wheat or rice are added - to differentiate, “Mdardra” is often the term when rice is used.
My recipe uses Burgul which boasts a higher nutritional value than rice. It is specific to South Lebanon where Mjaddra is still made the way it has been since time immemorial. It has been transmitted across generations, treasured beyond oblivion. Given its warm chestnut color, many refer to it as “Mjaddra Hamra” (red mjaddra). It had remained my grandmother’s undisputed favorite until her last days, and it is the dish my teenage daughter requested for her cooking initiation. It is one of my favorites too :)
What makes Mjadra so special is not only its high nutritional value, but also the way the lentils and Burgul become imbued with the sweet taste of slowly, carefully and richly browned onions – lots of them!!
Mjaddra is loaded with vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. It goes perfectly well with vegetarian and vegan diets. Find the detailed recipe at the end.
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MUJADDARA (Rice and Lentils with Onions)
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Mujaddara is a Pottage meal.
Or poors mans meal.
And there are pre-biblical references to this bean dish.
Why? Cause it was so tasty and full of flavors!
So much so, Eastern Arabs would have a saying after this.
A hungry man would sell his soul for a dish of Mujaddara.
And so it was said.
Lentils are considered to be one of the oldest cultivated crops of human kind.
As far back as 13,000 years ago we see evidence of them in Archaeological digs in Syria and Turkey(Mesopotamia).
They would reach a greatness to the value of currency at one time.
The oldest evidence of its mention is in Al-Baghdadi's cookbook 1226 A.D. Under the Islamic Empire Abbasid Caliphate.
This Lentil meal is very popular during holidays.
And we can see videos of mass productions of it in Palestine and Jordan, here on YouTube.
Also this recipe is from Jordan/Palestine.
And used throughout the Levant.
ENJOY!
Lentils come in a few colors and sizes.
For this dish we use the larger brown lentils as the preferred choice.
They compliment the rice well.
Ingredients:
1 Cup Brown Lentils
1/2 Tsp Cumin
7 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock
1 Tsp Salt
2 Cups Rice
1 Med Onion
Serve with Yogurt and Salad Toppings
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