How to Make Authentic Traditional Palestinian Mujadara: A Taste of the Middle East

Level: Medium

Total: 1 hour

Active: 30 Min

Yield: 3 to 4 servings

Mujadara (mujaddara) is a simple, cozy Palestinian vegetarian dish. which is just made out of a couple of ingredients. It's a delicious dish and very easy to make. In this dish, brown lentils and rice are the two basic ingredients. But I'm using bulgur instead of rice. Someone suggested that they cook it with bulgur instead; according to them, it is more delicious with bulgur. So I decided to try it with bulgur, and since then I have been only making it with bulgur.

“ If you are a vegetarian, mujadara is the best choice for you. because it has a lot of nutrition. Even if you are not vegan, this Palestinian dish will never let you miss meat. So why not give it a try? You might just find that homemade is even better than the original! ”
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Ingredients

Directions

⭕️ 1 cup brown lentils
⭕️ 1 cup bulgur
⭕️ 3 ½ cups of tap water
⭕️ 1 teaspoon cumin powder
⭕️ Salt
⭕️ Caramelized onion
⭕️ 1 sweet onion, chopped into slices
⭕️ 3-4 tablespoons olive oil

1 In a large pot, boil lentils in a good amount of water (about 3 cups) along with cumin.
2 Once cooked through, add salt and bulgur.
3 Stir everything all together and cover the pot again and continue to simmer on low heat for another 20 minutes.
4 While the pot is still cooking, start prepping the onions.
5 In a separate skillet warm olive oil, then add sliced onions, sauté until they turn brown.
6 Onions need to be more crunchy, it’s more like deep frying but without the need of adding too much oil.
7 Once onions are done, set aside and pour whatever oil left in the skillet from caramelized onions into the lentils and bulgur pot.
8 Mix well.
9 Onions will be placed on top of the mujadarah when it’s ready to be served.

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