Mujadara Hamra
Lebanese Mujadara Hamra - a nutritious and comforting Middle Eastern dish featuring lentils, bulgur wheat, caramelized onions, and cumin.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ½ cup avocado oil
- 2 large yellow onions (finely chopped)
- 1½ cups brown lentils (rinsed and drained)
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 cup coarse bulgur #3 (rinsed and drained)
- 5 cups water
- 2 teaspoons cumin
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil in a large pot over high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring constantly, until the onions are deeply browned, 25-30 minutes.
- 2
Add the lentils on top of the onions, season with salt, and stir to combine everything together, about 1 minute.
- 3
Add the water, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 20 minutes.
- 4
Remove the lid, stir in the bulgur and then cover again with the lid and cook for another 25 minutes.
- 5
Remove the pot from the heat. Rest, covered, for 5 minutes longer. Fluff the mixture with a fork and stir in the cumin. Serve warm.