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.