Mujaddara (middle eastern rice and lentil pilaf)

Category	Beans
Classification	Middle Eastern
Added By	davidgrillwatson@gmail.com
Added On	Sun Feb 06 19:26:45 UTC 2011
Prep Time	About an hour
Yield	Not enough. I guess maybe 4 servings
Source	http://avocadobravado.net/2010/03/05/mujaddara-middle-eastern-rice-and-lentil-pilaf/
Comment	Insanely tasty. Crazy good.

Ingredients

4 sliced onions
1 cup lentils
1 cup rice
olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
Optional: cinnamon, cardomom, cumin, red pepper

Directions

- Heat oil and a dash of salt in a large non-stick skillet over medium low heat, and add onions. Stir the onions every few minutes, for about 30 minutes. Turn the heat up a bit more and continue cooking the onions until they are a deep, golden brown, another 15-20 minutes or so. Set aside.

- In the meantime, prepare the lentils and rice according to their package directions (some people cook them together in the same pot, but I find that this results in overcooked lentils, so I always cook them separately).

- Mix together the lentils, rice, most of the onions, salt, pepper, and a couple glugs of olive oil to a large pot. Heat until the mixture is warm, add more salt and pepper to taste.

- Serve in bowls and garnish with the remaining caramelized onions. Serve warm.

DAVE'S NOTE:
When I made this, I put a stick of cinnamon in with the lentils while they were cooking, and added a few pinches of red pepper and cumin. It came out absolutely amazing.

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