Mediterranean

Mujadara

Name: Mujadara
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.5 cups brown lentils; 1 cup basmati rice; 3 onions; 1/3 cup olive oil; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 4 cups vegetable broth; 1.5 tsp salt

Elena @elena_crete

Mujadara is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

55 min Medium High fiber Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

1.5 cups brown lentils
1 cup basmati rice
3 onions
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 cups vegetable broth
1.5 tsp salt

How to cook it

Heat the olive oil in a deep pot over medium and cook the thinly sliced onions, stirring often, until deep brown and crisp, about 20 minutes, then remove half for topping.
Add the cumin, coriander, and cinnamon to the pot and toast for 30 seconds.
Stir in the lentils and broth, bring to a boil, then simmer 15 minutes.
Add the rice and salt, cover, and cook until the rice and lentils are tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Fluff gently and let it rest 5 minutes.
Serve topped with the reserved crispy onions.

Watch how to cook Mujadara

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Crazy delicious Mujadara! Lentils and Rice with Crispy Onions! Play the video

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Mujadara carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Mujadara
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 580 kcal
Protein: 21 g
Carbs: 91 g
Fat: 15 g
Fiber: 11 g
Sugar: 6 g
Sodium: 850 mg
Saturated fat: 2 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Mujadara takes about 55 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.