Mejadra Rice With Lentils And Fried Onions

Instantly i was comforted.

Mejadra rice with lentils and fried onions. Finally add half the fried onion to the rice and lentils and stir gently with a fork. Friends would often make mejadra as part of a shabbat menu served hot at dinner on friday night or cold as part of a shabbat lunch. The main difference is that he uses dried lentils i use canned. Finally tip the rice and lentils into a large mixing bowl.

Mejadra is a fragrant comforting mix of rice lentils spices crispy onions. A cookbook is tamimi s take on the traditional arab comfort food combination of rice lentils and onions. Remove from the heat lift off the lid and quickly cover the pan with a clean tea towel. An immediate craving for a hearty bowl of lentils and rice loaded with onions quickly rose.

1 2 cup extra virgin olive oil. In fact in the middle east. Pile the mixture in a shallow serving bowl and top with the rest of the onions. Once the mejadra has simmered for 15 minutes turn off the heat quickly wrap the pot lid in a towel and place securely over the mouth of the pot.

Mejadra is a fragrant middle eastern rice pilaf with crunchy fried onion throughout it. 1 2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns. Allow to steam in the pot for 15 to 20 minutes until rice and lentils are cooked through. 1 cup brown or green lentils not lentils du puy sorted for debris and rinsed.

The name of this tasty dish is mejadra and is very popular in the middle east where i just came back from when an instagram follower made the immediate connection that this rice with lentils and fried onions looks a lot like our moro she figured out exactly why right after trying it i decided i needed to share it with you. Enjoy hot or cold as a delicious side dish. Clearly lentils and rice do not make for a fancy meal. Soon the smell of fried onions filled the kitchen.

Pile up in a shallow serving bowl and top with the rest of the onion. This simple rice and lentil dish was very popular when i lived in israel some years ago. I got up and grabbed the three ingredients needed and some canola oil and began to cook. Allow the oil to return to deep fry temperature and repeat with remaining onions until all have been fried.

Seal tightly with the lid and set aside for 15 minutes. The mejadra recipe in yotam ottolenghi and sami tamimi s jerusalem. This is slightly adapted from a yotam ottolenghi recipe from his wonderful cookbook jerusalem. Mejadra also known as mujaddara is a humble dish pure comfort food.

Add half the fried onion and stir gently with a fork. 1 teaspoon cumin seeds. 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.