Mujaddara
also called mujadara · moudardara · mudardara · mjadra · lentils and rice
- Shawarma Counter
- serves 6
- recipe says 1 hr 15 min
- Rice, Beans & Grains
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The table
| 2 large(500 g; thinly sliced)yellow onions | fry 25 min | toast 2 min | simmer covered 20 min | rest 10 min, fluff, scatter on top |
| 1/3 cup(80 mL)olive oil | ||||
| 1 cup(200 g; rinsed)basmati rice | ||||
| 1 1/2 tspground cumin | ||||
| 1 tspground coriander | ||||
| 1/2 tspground allspice | ||||
| 1 cup(200 g; rinsed)brown lentils | simmer 15 min, drain | |||
| 3 cups(710 mL)water | ||||
| 1 3/4 cups(415 mL)hot water | ||||
| 1 1/2 tspkosher salt | ||||
| 2 large(500 g; thinly sliced, for the top)yellow onions | fry crisp 25 min, drain | |||
| 1/3 cup(80 mL)olive oil | ||||
| 1/4 cupflat-leaf parsley | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.15 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1fry 25 min
2simmer 15 min, drain
3fry crisp 25 min, drain
4toast 2 min
goes in with what step 1 made
5simmer covered 20 min
goes in with what steps 2 and 4 made
6rest 10 min, fluff, scatter on top
goes in with what steps 3 and 5 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- 57 min
- Needs you
- about 52 minthe rest you can walk away from
- What you'll wash
- Three things — the skillet, a pot to simmer the lentils in, a colander to drain them
simmer 15 min, drain
15 minwalk away(we think)from the start
fry 25 min
25 minneeds you(we think)from the start
fry crisp 25 min, drain
25 minneeds you(we think)from the start
toast 2 min
2 minneeds you(we think)25 min in
simmer covered 20 min
20 minwalk away(we think)27 min in
rest 10 min, fluff, scatter on top
10 minwalk away(we think)47 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- we think
You'll need fork · skillet
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Mujaddara
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: lentils, rice, levantine, vegetarian, stovetop
>> counters: Shawarma Counter
>> aka: mujadara, moudardara, mudardara, mjadra, lentils and rice
>> pairs-with: tabbouleh, pita-bread
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr 15 min
>> washing-up: the skillet, a pot to simmer the lentils in, a colander to drain them
>> step: simmer 15 min, drain
Simmer @brown lentils{1%cup}(200 g; rinsed) in @water{3%cups}(710 mL) for ~{15%min}, until half-tender, then drain.
>> step: fry 25 min
Fry @yellow onions{2%large}(500 g; thinly sliced) in @olive oil{1/3%cup}(80 mL) in a #skillet{} until deep brown and sweet, ~{25%min}.
>> step: fry crisp 25 min, drain
Fry @yellow onions{2%large}(500 g; thinly sliced, for the top) in @olive oil{1/3%cup}(80 mL) in a #skillet{} until dark and crisp, ~{25%min}, then lift onto paper towels to drain.
>> step: toast 2 min
Toast @basmati rice{1%cup}(200 g; rinsed) with @ground cumin{1 1/2%tsp}, @ground coriander{1%tsp}, and @ground allspice{1/2%tsp} in @&(~2)fried onions{} for ~{2%min}.
>> step: simmer covered 20 min
Simmer @&(~1)rice{} covered over low heat for ~{20%min} with @&(~4)lentils{}, @hot water{1 3/4%cups}(415 mL), and @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp}.
>> step: rest 10 min, fluff, scatter on top
Rest @&(~1)pot{} off the heat for ~{10%min}, then fluff with a #fork{}, fold in @flat-leaf parsley{1/4%cup}, and scatter @&(~3)crisp onions{} over the top.