Yellow Mujadara ; Red lentils with rice
Yellow Mujadara ; Red lentils with rice

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, yellow mujadara ; red lentils with rice. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Yellow Mujadara ; Red lentils with rice is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Yellow Mujadara ; Red lentils with rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Mujadara which is a lentil based dish, is a very popular Lebanese vegetarian and vegan dish. There are many different types of mujadara; one variety with fluffy rice mixed in known as "Mujadarat roz", a dark red one which gets its color from over-caramelized onions (to the point of almost burnt), as well as other regional varieties. Bring the cold water to the boil and remove any of the white foam that collects at the surface.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook yellow mujadara ; red lentils with rice using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Yellow Mujadara ; Red lentils with rice:
  1. Prepare 1 cup red lentils
  2. Take 1/2 cup short grain rice
  3. Prepare 150 g onion chopped
  4. Take 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  5. Make ready to taste Salt
  6. Get 1 tsp butter (optional)
  7. Take 3-4 cups water

In Israel, on the other hand, the yellow version is much more common and I've usually seen it as a side to some sort of meat. Lentils come with different colors, yellow, brown, red, orange and many other colors, types, and sizes. Today it is about yellow lentils, "Mjadara Safra" as Lebanese call it. There are many different varieties of mujadara.

Steps to make Yellow Mujadara ; Red lentils with rice:
  1. Wash rice & lentils and drain
  2. In a preheated pot sautee onions untill they are trasperant
  3. Add lentils & rice, toss a little,add water, stir g bring to a boil
  4. Cover the pot & Cook on low heat
  5. Stir well from time to time
  6. When the mixtures becomes thick and all grains are merged together, turn off heat, add butter, stir and then serve
  7. Pour in serving dishes,can be served hot or cold
  8. Any kind of salad or pickles taste with Mujadara

This dish is a mixture of green lentils and white rice. Some other varieties are Mujadara Safra which is yellow in color and made with orange lentils, a dark red one which gets its color from over-caramelized onions (to the point of almost burnt), as well as many more regional varieties. Clearly, lentils and rice do not make for a fancy meal. In fact, in the Middle East, mujadara is known more as "poor man's food," or peasant food. A simple combination of lentils, rice, and deeply caramelized onions, mujadara is made across the Middle East.

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