Lentils are very fond of in the East. Various dishes are prepared from lentils, such as soups, pilafs and side dishes. Mujaddara is an Arabic dish. The composition includes rice and lentils. It turns out very tasty, fragrant and satisfying. It goes well with vegetable salads and yogurt.
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You will need
- - 7 tbsp. l vegetable oil
- - 4 tbsp. l ghee
- - 1 tsp sweet paprika
- - 0.5 tsp cumin
- - 7 pcs. red onion
- - 2.5 glasses of water
- - 1 cup green lentils
- - 1.5 cups of rice
- - salt
Instruction manual
1
First take the red onion, wash and peel it, then cut into strips.
2
Pour the vegetable oil into the pan, heat and put the onions. Fry until golden brown. Add red paprika, cumin, salt to taste.
3
Take 1.5 cups of rice and 1 cup of lentils. Rinse thoroughly and put in a sieve. Rinse the lentils, pour 4 cups of water and cook half-cooked. Drain the water and put the lentils in a colander.
4
Mix rice and lentils in a saucepan, pour 3 cups of boiling water, salt to taste. Put on low heat, close the lid and cook until lentils and rice are cooked. Then remove from heat.
5
Heat the melted butter, pour the mzhaddara, close the lid and fry for 5 minutes.
6
Put mzhaddar on a plate, fried onions. Serve with vegetable salad and yogurt.
note
It takes an hour of free time to prepare mzhaddara.