Day Five, Dish Five: Mujadara
Posted on 7th December 2020
The Mujadara :
Ingredients For 4 people
- 1 ½ cup of green dry lentils
- 1 tsp of cumin
- 1 tsp of coriander
- 4 red onions
- 2 cups of medium grain rice
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- 1 tsp of sugar
- ½ cup of olive oil
- 2 lemons (juiced)
- 1 or 2 green onions
- 2 tsp of sumac
- Cook the lentils in a large pot full of salted water for 20 minutes.
- Once they are cooked drain them in a colander.
- Peel and slice the red onions in thin “moon shape” half circles.
- Heat a pan on high heat with some olive oil.
- Place the onion slivers in the pan, sprinkle with a bit of salt and gently stir to coat with the oil.
- Reduce the heat and cover. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Sprinkle the sugar on top of the onions and increase the heat. When caramelized, remove them from the heat.
- Place one half of the onions on kitchen paper to cool and the other half with the oil in the pan.
- In a large pot, heat the rest of the olive oil, put the spices and stir them for 30 seconds.
- Add the rice, stir well to mix in the spices.
- Cover with 3 ½ cups of a hot water. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium and let it cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the lentils over the rice. Leave to cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add the onions and oil and stir once. Leave to cook until the water is absorbed and the rice and lentils are cooked.
- Turn off the heat and let sit covered for 10 minutes.
- Prepare the dressing: chop finely the green onions, mix with the lemon juice and the sumac.
- Serve the mujadara in a serving dish while fluffing it with a fork. Sprinkle the dressing on top. Decorate with the reserved crispy onions.