Mujadrah - Lentils And Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup lentils
• 1 cup brown rice
• 4 -5 small onions, sliced thin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 -4 cups water or 3 -4 cups low or no sodium stock
• lemon juice
• garlic (powder or finely chopped)
• cumin
• pepper
• cayenne
• salt

Recipe

• 1 sauté lentils briefly.
• 2 cover with 3 cups water/stock.
• 3 bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes while sautéing onions (and garlic if using cloves) till transparent or a little brown.
• 4 add rice to onions and sauté for a moment.
• 5 transfer onions and rice to lentils and add water to cover.
• 6 add lemon juice, spices to taste, stir.
• 7 bring to simmer, cover, let cook approximately 40--45 minutes (will take less time if using rice) stirring occasionally.
• 8 add more lemon juice, spices if desired.