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Rice with Lobia
Total time30 min
Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Rice and grains

ChefLoubna Fawaz

Rice with Lobia

Rice with lobia in a practical recipe! You can cook the lobia ahead of time with oil and onion, then use the leftovers in this dish. A delicious vegetarian recipe served with yogurt or salad.

Rice with lobia in a delicious, vegetarian, and practical recipe!

Ingredients

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  • Half a kilo of lobia cooked with oil and an onion
  • 2 cups rice
  • 2 large onions
  • Water as needed for the rice
  • Salt to taste

Method

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  1. Finely chop one large onion, then sauté it in a little oil until softened
  2. Add the mashed, chopped, washed, and drained lobia to the onion and stir with the salt, then cover and leave over low heat until cooked
  3. In a new pot... sauté the finely chopped onions (2 onions) in oil until they turn a dark brown color
  4. Add the lobia cooked in oil on top of the dark onions and stir briefly, then add water (depending on the amount of rice)
  5. Let it boil for 5 minutes over high heat, then add the rice and stir
    Timers: 5 min
  6. Let it boil again for two more boils with the rice, then reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it cook through
  7. Serve the rice with lobia alongside yogurt, cucumber and yogurt salad, or green salad

Recipe tags

Rice and grainsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyQuick cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • the best way to make lobia with oil

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Loubna Fawaz

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