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Red Mujaddara (Red Lentils & Bulgur)

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Red Mujaddara (Red Lentils & Bulgur)

Red Mujaddara — a traditional Southern Lebanese dish made with small red lentils and coarse bulgur. Fry the onions until brown to achieve the characteristic color and flavor.

Total time55 min
Prep20 min
Cook35 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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MainsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeMediumBalanced time

Recipe story

المجدرة الحمرا.. من الاكلات التقليدية اللبنانية.. يشتهر بها سكان الجنوب

Ingredients

  • كوب عدس احمر
  • بصل
  • زيت زيتون
  • كوب برغل خشن
  • ملح
  • وصفة المجدرة الحمرا من صديقة وطاهية موقع شو طابخين اليوم:
  • رنا جركس
  • اضغطوا على اسم رنا لزيارة صفحتها الخاصة على موقعنا والتعرّف الى وصفاتها الشهية
  • لعمل مجدرة الرز اليكم هذا الرابط: مجدرة الرز او المدردرة

Method

  1. Cook the lentils over low heat ..
  2. Fry the chopped onion in olive oil until it becomes very well browned and turns brown.. It is preferable to increase the quantity of onion and not to rely on only one onion
  3. .. Add some of the lentil cooking broth to the onions and let them boil a little... add about 1 1/4 cups of broth only
  4. Add 1 cup of coarse bulgur after rinsing it with water.. add salt and stir
  5. When the water begins to boil, reduce the heat and leave it for about a quarter of an hour or 20 minutes on low heat until it is cooked
  6. .. Serve the red mujaddara with salad or labneh
  7. Rana Jarkas
  8. To make rice mujaddara, here is the link: Rice Mujaddara or Madardara

Notes and serving ideas

  • مجدرة الرز او المدردرة
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