Stewed Rice Mujaddara (Mujaddara Rez Makhbousa)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups lentils
• 1/2 cup Egyptian rice
• 2 medium onions
• Oil
• Salt
• Stewed Rice Mujaddara recipe from a friend and site cook on Sho Tabkhin Today:
• Fatima Jammoul
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• For more delicious lentil recipes, here is Lentil and Rice Mudardara

Method

1. Wash the lentils, then put them in a pot with 6 cups of water and simmer them until they are a quarter cooked.
2. Add the washed rice on top, then leave them over medium heat until the rice begins to cook.
3. In a skillet, place the chopped onion with the oil and fry until it softens and browns.
4. Add the onions over the lentils and let the mujaddara cook until the ingredients are very well cooked, even to the point of thickening.
5. If the mujaddara is too stiff, add a little water as needed, then let the mujaddara simmer briefly and spoon it into bowls.
6. Serve the stewed rice mujaddara hot or cold alongside vegetables and salads, especially cabbage salad