Ultimate Mujadara Recipe
User Reviews
4.8
34 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Additional Time
5 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
663 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Ultimate Mujadara Recipe
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This Ultimate Mujadara Recipe is not your average rice, lentils and fried onions. It’s rice cooked with spices, ground lamb and lentils, then topped with fresh mint, parsley, fried onions and feta cheese! The BEST Muajadara ever!
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Ingredients
Mujadara:
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 cup red onion finely diced
- 1/2 pound lamb ground lamb, use American Lamb
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped, leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups rice uncooked
- 3 1/2 cups water from the cooked lentils
- 2 cups lentils cooked
- 1 tablespoon lime juiced
Crispy Onions:
- 2 onions red onion best variety, sliced thinly
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons neutral cooking oil neutral tasting oil, generic cooking oil
Toppings:
- 1/4 cup feta cheese
- 1/3 cup parsley cilantro and mint, minced, fresh
- 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
Notes
- Make sure your lamb is cooked all the way through before adding your rice, so that you don't end up with a soggy rice. Your lentils can be cooked 4 days in advance, but make sure to strain the lentils from the lentil water right after it’s cooked. The lentils water can be flavored with an onion, garlic and , or bay leaves for more flavor. The lamb and lentil water add so much flavor to the Mujadara so try not skimp! Cooking the rice and lentils separately and just tossing them at the end is probably the best way to avoid a mushy rice and lentils mixture. Don’t forget the cornstarch tip while frying the onions for that crisp!
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4.8
34 reviews
Excellent
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