Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh
Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh:
  1. Take 2 cups lentils, washed and drained
  2. Take 1/2 cup white rice
  3. Prepare 2 large onions, finely chopped
  4. Take 6 cups water
  5. Get 1 tablespoon olive oil
  6. Prepare 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  7. Prepare 2 teaspoons salt

Par-cook the lentils: Cover the lentils in a couple inches of water in a stock pot. Bring everything to a boil over high heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring often (but gently so you don't break the rice!) until some rice grains start to brown. Clearly, lentils and rice do not make for a fancy meal.

Steps to make Lentils and rice puree - mujaddara mussafayeh:
  1. In a bowl, soak the rice in warm water.
  2. In a deep cooking pot, place lentils and 6 cups water on high heat. When water starts boiling, reduce heat, cover the pot, and leave to cook for about 30 min.
  3. In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and fry the onions until golden, then set aside.
  4. Once cooked, remove the lentils from the water and blend them in a food processor for a few minutes. Put back the lentil mixture in the pot.
  5. Strain the rice and add it over the lentils. Stir for few minutes until the rice is cooked.
  6. On low heat, add the fried onions and salt and stir continuously for about 20 min.
  7. Before removing from heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  8. Remove from heat, pour in a serving plate and let it cool before serving.

In fact, in the Middle East, mujadara is known more as "poor man's food," or peasant food. Cook at a boil until the lentils are just tender. Add the rice, salt and olive oil, and bring back to a boil. Check to make sure the rice is done, adjust seasonings, and serve. Rice and lentils with caramelized onions is a much-loved food in the Middle East.

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