Yellow Split Lentil Mujaddara

Ingredients

• 3 onions
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups yellow split lentils
• 1 cup Egyptian rice
• 10 cups water (at a rate of 5 cups of water for each cup of lentils)
• Salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• This easy recipe is from our friend and home cook at Shou Tabbakheen El Yawm:
• Wotfa Hani Rahhal
• Click on her name to visit her profile page on our website
• For more of Wotfa's delicious recipes, here is Frozen Okra Stew
• Also from Wotfa's kitchen, here is Mujaddara Makboosa

Method

1. Finely chop the onions and sauté them in a pot over medium heat with the oils until softened and lightly golden.
2. Add the lentils and rice after washing and draining them well.. then add the water and let the pot come to a boil.. reduce the heat and let the lentils and rice cook over low heat.
3. When the ingredients are cooked... add the salt and spices and stir for a few minutes until the mujaddara is well combined.
4. Pour it out or divide it into bowls or a large serving dish, as desired.
5. Serve yellow split lentil mujaddara with lettuce salad and a squeeze of lemon, if desired, along with pickles and olives .. and it can be eaten with Arabic bread.