Mujadara

cooked4 servings5 Jan 2026

Ingredients

• 1 cupgreen or brown lentils
• 1 cuplong-grain rice
• 2large onions
• 4 cupwater
• 1 tspcumin
• 0.5 tspgaram masala, instead of allspice
• 1 tspsalt
• oil, generous amount

Steps

1. 1slice the onions thinly and cook them in plenty of oil over medium heat until deep golden; reserve one third for topping
2. 2rinse the lentils and simmer them in 3 cups of water for 15–20 minutes until almost tender
3. 3add rinsed rice, the remaining onions, cumin, garam masala, salt and the remaining water
4. 4cover and simmer on low for 15–18 minutes, then rest for 5 minutes off the heat
5. 5fluff and top with the reserved onions

Tweaks

• —the onions were sliced with a mandoline rather than cut by hand
• —the onions finished later than the rice and were stirred in after the rice had rested