Moujadara or Arabic lentil rice

Name: Moujadara or Arabic lentil rice
Prep time: 15m
Cook time: 1h:20m
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Arabic

Layers of lentils, rice and caramelised onions... this is a simple four-ingredient dish

Cuisine:Arabic

Cook time:1h:20m

Prep time:15m

Servings:6

1 cup lentils

2 cups rice, or burghul

Salt, pepper

2 onions

2 tbsp ghee or oil (1/2 corn oil & 1/2 vegetable oil)

2 ½ cups water

1. Boil the lentils for 1/2 hour. Wash the rice and add to the lentils. Add salt and pepper. Cook for 1/2 hour.

2. Fry the chopped onions, cut horizontally, with oil till brown. Pour this over the rice. Serve with yoghurt.

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