Lebanese Mujadarra/mjadarra from the Village - plant-based thick lentil stew, rice & fried onions

Lebanese Mujadarra from the Village
Vegan green lentils & rice stew
(Serves 3-6)
Growing up, this family dish called mujadarra was not something a young child would want or crave for. Yet over time, when your body is craving for nutritional tasty food, this was always the one to cook on Fridays as we shouldn’t be eating animal products 🙏🙏🙏
It’s a thick vegan stew of green lentils, rice & fried onions with flavours of allspice & cinnamon. There is also mudadarra where people in the Levant confuse it as mujadarra. Mudadarra has more rice, less lentils & topped with crispy fried onions. Finally, each region & household have their versions of this lovely mujadarra in either with the lentils or spices - best thing is eating it with salad, pickles & sides.
You Need;
1 cup/ 250g green lentils, washed
2 ltr water - tepid
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup/ 60g basmati rice
2 large onions, chopped
2 tbsp EV olive oil
1 level tsp allspice
1 level tsp cinnamon
🥘 In large deep pan, add lentils, water & salt. Bring to boil & simmer for 45 mins until lentils are cooked soft.
🍚 in a bowl of water, soak basmati rice
🍳 In a frying pan, add oil, onions & a little salt, fry the onions until golden brown. Should take about 3-5 mins over medium heat.
⏰ After 45 mins & lentils are soft, use a potato masher or hand blender & start mashing to the consistency required. Some like it very smooth & some like it 50/50 of smooth & whole lentils & some like it all whole lentils.
🍚 Drain water from rice & add to lentils, add fried onions, add allspice & cinnamon. Cover pan for 15-30 mins over medium heat. Check after 15 mins & leave pan uncovered to allow water to evaporate.
🥵 Boil boil boil until mujadarra gets thicker & forms a thick stew. This is personal choice how thick you like the stew. Check seasoning & serve in bowls either 3 pasta bowls or 6 salad bowls.
🥗 Serve with salads, pickles & sides - enjoy either hot, warm or cold 😊
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