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Mujadara - Rice, Lentils and Crispy Onions

Eight ingredients are all your need to create this amazing one pot meal. But don't let it's simple and minimalistic appearance fool you, this dish is warm comfort food at its best!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Entree, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Servings: 6
Calories: 309kcal
Author: Kitrusy

Ingredients

Top top: Crispy onions, Greek yogurt, smoked paprika, parsley

    Instructions

    • Brown and Caramelize your Onions: In a skillet, add 1.5 tbsp of oil and your chopped onions and cook on low to med-low heat for 20 minutes until browned (but not burned). Allow your onions to sit undisturbed for the first 5 minutes before stirring them. After which stir them around every few minutes to ensure even cooking. Remove your onions and set aside, allowing any oil to drip back into the pan.
    • Toast your Rice: Add the remaining 1.5tbsp oil to the skillet you just cooked your onions in and then add in your rice and stir to coat in the oil, let your rice toast for 2-3 minutes, moving them around constantly to keep them from browning or burning.
    • Par-boil your Rice: Add your vegetable stock to your rice and allow it to simmer on medium heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    • Add your Lentils: Once the liquid has cooked off, add in your lentils and 2 cups of water. Let simmer, stirring occasionally until the water has cooked off, adding more as needed until both your rice and lentils are fully cooked.
    • Season and add in your Caramelized Onions: Season with your salt and pepper and your caramelized onions back into the skillet. Toss to evenly distribute them throughout the dish.
    • Rest, Enjoy and Store: Let your mujadara rest for at least 20 minutes before topping with toppings of your choice (from Greek Yogurt to Crispy Fried Onions) and serving. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to a week in the fridge.

    Notes

    • You can add in additional flavors from garlic to bay leaves to suit your taste. 
    • Though this dish is vegetarian you can add in cooked meat (such as chicken or even cooked and seasoned ground beef crumbles) if you like. 
    • Removing the onions after browning and adding them back in at the very end is crucial to help your dish have layers of flavors and not be "one-note". Once you add your onions back in don't over mix them.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 712mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 179IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 3mg