Mujadarrah

Contributed By: ucsbhoney
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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Bean & Legume
Rice, Pasta & Bread
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 2
Origin: Mediterranean & Mid-Eastern
Special Features:
Nutrition Content: High Fiber
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons Olive oil
1/2 Large white onion, sliced into rings
2/3 cups Uncooked green lentils
3/8 cup Uncooked long-grain white rice
Salt and pepper to taste
1/8 cup Plain yogurt/sour cream (optional)

Preparation

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onions, and cook about 10 minutes, until browned. Remove from heat, and set aside.

2. Place lentils in a medium saucepan with enough lightly salted water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer about 15 minutes.

3. Stir rice and enough water to cover into the saucepan with the lentils. Season with salt and pepper. Cover saucepan, and continue to simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until rice and lentils are tender.

4. Mix half the onions into the lentil mixture. Top with sour cream/yogurt and remaining onions to serve.

Cook's Notes

Nutrition Information

Calories: 530 ; Total Fat: 20.8g ; Carbohydrates: 68g ; Protein: 18.4g ; Sodium: 324mg ; Fiber: 10.5g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: tigerfeet

Great recipe, and very forgiving too. In the future I'll add some cumin, more onion, and sauté the onion for much longer (for a darker color and more flavor). The lentils I used I had sprouted a few months ago and then dried, but they worked just fine. This one is going to become a family staple.