Mujadara (Lentils and Rice)

Ingredients

• 2 cups large lentils
• 1 cup rice
• a pinch of salt
• a pinch of black pepper
• 4 dry onions
• olive oil
• This wonderful vegan madradara or rice mujadara recipe is from a friend and cook of the Shu Tabkhin Al-Youm website:
• Fatima Zahwi Ghamloush
• Click on Fatima's name to visit her page on our site and see her wonderful recipes.

Method

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2. Rinse the lentils well, then place them in a pot and cover with water. As the lentils begin to soften, add the rinsed rice with a pinch of salt and a pinch of black pepper.
3. Finely chop one onion and sauté in olive oil. Stir this onion into the lentils and rice.
4. Cover and simmer on low for about 30 minutes.
   Timers: 30 min
5. Serve the mujadara with fried onion slices on top.
6. Note: The crispiness of the onions comes from dusting their wedges with starch before frying.