Mjadara — Lebanon's Comfort Food That's Secretly Healthy

• total tid: 45 minutes

Ingredienser

TikTok's obsessed with "healthy Middle Eastern recipes" right now — mjadara has been feeding this region for centuries.

مجدرة، طبق شرق أوسطي صحي وشهي منذ قرون.

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Just lentils, rice, and caramelized onions — high in fiber and plant protein, naturally vegan, and it costs almost nothing to make.

Ingredients | المكونات | Բաղադրիչներ:

2 cups jasmine or parboiled rice — أرز

1 ½ cups green lentils — عدس أخضر

4 small yellow onions, halved and thinly sliced — بصل

½ cup olive oil — زيت زيتون

2 tsp salt — ملح

1 tsp allspice — بهارات

1 tsp cumin — كمون

1 tsp Aleppo/black pepper — فلفل أسود

Steps | الخطوات | Քայլեր:

1️⃣ Rinse rice until water runs clear, soak 30 min

2️⃣ Boil water, rinse lentils, add to pot, drop to medium — cook ~10 min until water's absorbed

3️⃣ Thinly slice onions, cook low and slow in olive oil, stirring often

4️⃣ Once translucent, remove half the onions into the lentil pot

5️⃣ Keep frying the rest until golden — pull immediately or they'll burn

Fremgangsmåte

Add rice to the lentils with 3 cups water and remaining olive oil

Boil, then simmer on medium-low ~15 min until water's gone

Cover with a towel, then a lid, and let steam for 30 min

Plate and top with the crispy fried onions

Serve with a cool cucumber-yogurt salad on the side

This is real Middle Eastern comfort food — simple, wholesome, and made from scratch. 🇱🇧🇦🇲