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Majudarrah - Lebanese Lentils and Rice Ingredients (use vegan versions): 1 cup lentils
1 cup white or brown rice
2 medium to large onions
olive oil
salt to taste
vegan yoghurt for garnish
4 cups water (slightly less if pressure cooking)
Directions:A very simple but very delicious dish. The key is in the onions: peel and slice or dice them, then fry them slowly in some olive oil until they are golden brown. They will shrink considerably, so always start with more than you think you need. If you're using white rice, add the lentils, water and salt; cook 15 minutes, then add the rice, cover the pot and finish cooking. If you're using brown rice, add it to the pot at the same time as the lentils. (Obviously, you can cook it much quicker if you use a pressure cooker--the brown rice version takes only 15 minutes once everything is in the pot. Just be sure to reduce the amount of water by 1/4 or 1/ 2 cup, since very little will evaporate.) When its cooked, stir to mix in the onions (they'll all be on the top) and serve with vegan yoghurt. Yum!
Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 1 hour
This dish could be seasoned with a little salt , Freshly cracked black pepper and allspice
Archived comment by: meredith
Or try seasoning with salt, pepper and *generous* amounts of cumin.
Archived comment by: liz
This is great with the addition of cumin and salt. We eat it with felafel, houmus and tabouli, and it goes down REALLY well.
Archived comment by: helen
I made this for my family tonight. It was great. I used a whole bag of lentils (2 1/2 cups). So I used 10 cups of water, 2 1/2 cups rice, etc.) Anyway, I added about a tablespoon of cumin seed with the lentils, cooked for 15 min., then added rice, as directed. Once that came to a boil and simmered almost an hour, I turned it off. I did the onions in olive oil and threw them on top. We also had baba-ganoush, homemade vegan pita bread and fatoush (salad). For being the first time for this dish, it turned out perfect!!!! Thanks VegWeb!!
Archived comment by: eileen
After I cooked the onions, I sprinkled them with cumin, coriander, cloves and cinnamon. I also added raisins to the recipe and threw in a veggie cube. I had chapatis with the lentils--delicious!
Archived comment by: loo
I made this last night for permaculture video night and potluck...it was a hit! I put 1 1/2 cubes of veggie buillion in the water as well as about 1 tsp of kelp powder. I sauted the onions separately then put cumin seeds & powder, coriander powder, pepper & a bit of cinnamon. It was a hit. We ate it with fresh veggies and baba gonoush & hummous. Yum. Thanks for sharing the recipe, and all the comments.
Archived comment by: vegangal
It is so yums eating it now first time making it my grandma makes for me tons times before and it tastes nearly as good as hers maybe I will get it perfect in time with practice. =) Thank you.
Archived comment by: amynescence
