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🍚Lebanese Mujadara (Lentils & Rice)

Name: Lebanese Mujadara (Lentils & Rice)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Middle eastern (Lebanese)
Ingredients: 0.5 cup brown lentils; 0.5 cup basmati rice; 2 medium onion; 1 tsp cumin; 3 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 cup yogurt; 1 cup salad

Authentic lebanese middle eastern lunch you can cook at home in about 40 minutes. 7 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

40 min

Serves

Per serving

540 kcal

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients (1 servings)

0.5 cupbrown lentils
0.5 cupbasmati rice
2 mediumonion
1 tspcumin
3 tbspolive oil
0.5 cupyogurt
1 cupsalad

Instructions

1
Cook lentils in water 15 min until almost tender.
2
Caramelize sliced onions in olive oil very slowly — 20 min, until deep brown.
3
Add rice + cumin + half the onions to lentils; cook 15 min more.
4
Top with remaining caramelized onions; serve with yogurt and a green salad.

Nutrition per serving

540

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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