Mejadra In Rice Cooker

It s a fragrant aromatic spiced rice but not spicy combined with sweet crunchy onion.

Mejadra in rice cooker. Add the rice and cook stirring often but gently so you don t break the rice until some rice grains start to brown. Quickly add the cooked lentils 3 cups of water and 1 1 2 teaspoons of salt. Lentils and rice with crispy onions. Here is the step by step for mujadara.

Pressure cooker rice and dal is a great vegetarian rice dinner. Mejadra is an ancient dish that is hugely popular throughout the arab world. This version of mejadra from the book of new israeli food by janna gur begins with gently cooked onions mixed with lentils and seasoned with cumin. Extra water you need 2 cups water for every cup of rice so if you are going to add 3 4c rice you should be adding 1 1 2c water not just 3 4c water.

This easy cooking method is a game changer and i m sure you ll see it again soon. Mejadra is the israeli equivalent of rice and beans a hearty grain and legume dish that can be served as a side or a vegetarian main. A cookbook is tamimi s take on the traditional arab comfort food combination of rice lentils and onions. This lebanese lentil and rice dish is another great vegetarian instant pot recipe.

Here s another list of one pot instant pot rice meals that you ll enjoy. Mejadra is a fragrant middle eastern rice pilaf that is so good you can and will want to eat it on its own. Instant pot butter chicken is an easy 30 minute dinner and you can make rice on top of it as the video shows. While the lentils and rice simmer you ll start caramelizing the onions.

Add 1 tsp of garam masala or allspice. Bring the water to a boil over high heat and then reduce the heat and simmer covered until the lentils are par boiled 10 12 minutes. The trick is to let the rice cook for about 10 minutes before adding the lentils. Add 1 2 tsp ginger.

Add 1 tsp or so of curry powder depending on how hot you like it. Scroll down for the ingredient list and print friendly recipe. The mejadra recipe in yotam ottolenghi and sami tamimi s jerusalem. Here the rice and lentils are steamed together with a plethora of spices pilaf style before adding the pièce de résistance a smattering of freshly fried onions.