Mujaddara

Mujaddara, or majadra, is a middle-eastern dish. As many of those, it has many variants. I believe the variant described here is the Iraqi one – in any case, that’s the one traditional in my family.

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice (Indian)
• 1/2 cup lentils (orange)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1tbs oil (canola)
• 2 1/4 cups of water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Preperation

• Mix rice and lentils in a bowel.
• Wash, until water is clear.
• Drain all extra water.
• Put the rice into a pot.
• Add oil and garlic and mix well.
• Add water.
• Bring to boil in an un-covered pot.
• When water boils, cover the pot and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer for about 15-20 minutes.