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Main Course · Lebanon · Beirut

Beirut Mujaddara 🫘

Lentils and rice perfumed with cumin, crowned with deeply browned onions — humble and addictive.

Mount Lebanon Lebanese ⏱ 45 min Easy

Method

  1. 1

    Simmer lentils until tender but not mushy; drain, keeping the water.

  2. 2

    Soften sliced onions in olive oil, then fry until mahogany; set half aside.

  3. 3

    Cook rice with cumin in lentil water; fold in the lentils and half the onions.

  4. 4

    Serve with a ring of crispy onions and cold yogurt.

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