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03-11-2008, 12:37 PM | #1 |
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Mujadara (Middle Eastern Lentils & Rice)
Mujadara with Blackened Onions
4 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons ground cumin 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 2 (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth or water 3/4 cup dried lentils, rinsed,picked over 3/4 cup long-grain white rice 2 large onions, sliced 1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. 2. Add chopped onion and garlic; sauté until onion softens, about 4 minutes. Put in crockpot 3. Add broth/water, rice and lentils into the crockpot on low with spices. Cook for about 8 hours. 4. Heat other 2 tablespoons for oil. Add sliced onions; sauté until soft and beginning to blacken, about 20 minutes. 9. Season pilaf to taste with salt and pepper. 10. Transfer to plates; top with blackened onions and salata (optional, see below) Lebanese Salata Ingredients 1 large clove garlic (or 2 if you'd like) 1 cucumber 1 bunch of green onions about 2 tablespoons dried mint olive oil 3-4 roma tomatoes(Or any other juicy variety) 1 large green bell pepper, de-seeded juice of 2-3 lemons...really juice 'em! you need as much as you can get black pepper salt Cooking Instructions Mince garlic and smash against sides of large salad bowl with a spoon-this makes the garlic weep. Cut peeled cucumber over bowl into bite size pieces- you want all of the juices for everything to go into the bowl. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt- this makes the cucumber weep. Cut green onions into small pieces, add to bowl. Add tomatoes cut into small pieces, and their juice from the cutting board. cut green bell pepper into small pieces, add to bowl. Add lemon juice. Rub dried mint in your fingers to release flavor; add to bowl. Add some olive oil, just a drizzle or two. feel free to add some black pepper. at this point. I let this mixture sit in the fridge for a while...about 30 minutes. it lets the flavors really soak into each other.
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