How to cook Mujaddara

Mujaddara is a dish that is famous in many Middle Eastern countries. It is loved by many people. The Mujaddara dish consists mainly of rice and lentils, and some replace the rice with bulgur, as it contains many important benefits for the health of the body.

Here is how to prepare Mujaddara with rice and bulgur:

Mujaddara with rice

Ingredients

• A cup of lentil love.
• Two cups of rice.
• Half a tablespoon of cumin.
• Half a spoonful of salt.
• Half a spoon of mixed spice.
• A medium-sized onion.
• Four tablespoons of vegetable oil.

How to prepare

• We boil the lentils for no more than ten minutes in hot water.
• We wash and soak two cups of rice in warm water.
• When the lentils are cooked, add cumin, salt, and mixed spices to them.
• When the lentils boil, put the rice on it.
• When the ingredients boil, we cover it.
• When the ingredients absorb the water, we reduce the temperature.
• Meanwhile, peel the onion and cut it into wings.
• Fry the onions with olive oil until golden.
• We put the oil that we used for frying on the lentils and rice.
• We pour the ingredients into a serving dish and put the onions on it.

Mujadara bulgur

Ingredients

• A cup of lentil love.
• Two cups of bulgur.
• Half a tablespoon of cumin.
• Half a spoonful of salt.
• Half a spoon of mixed spice.
• A medium-sized onion.
• Four tablespoons of vegetable oil.

How to prepare

• We boil the lentils for no more than ten minutes in hot water.
• We wash the bulgur.
• When the lentils are cooked, add cumin, salt, and mixed spices to them.
• When the lentils boil, add the bulgur to it.
• When the ingredients boil, we cover it.
• When the ingredients absorb the water, we reduce the temperature.
• Meanwhile, peel the onion and cut it into wings.
• Fry the onions with olive oil until golden.
• We put the oil that we used for frying on the lentils and bulgur.
• We pour the ingredients into a serving dish and put the onions on it.

Important benefits of Mujaddara

There are many health benefits that we can benefit from when eating both types of mujaddara. It provides the body with energy, and it also contains protein that is important for the growth of the human body, in addition to containing some types of minerals such as calcium, which is important for the health of bones and teeth, and it also helps in softening the stomach. It reduces constipation.