Mudardara

Name: Mudardara
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 Minutes
Yield: 7 servings

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40minutes

7 people

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Ingredients 8 items

6 cups or 1500 ml water
400 g green lentils washed and drained
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion or 125 g, sliced
2 cubes MAGGI Vegetable Stock
1 cup or 200 g American rice soaked for 1 hour and drained
1 teaspoon or 200 g ground cumin
0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon

How to prepare

Place the water and the green lentil in a medium saucepan and bring to boil. Cover and simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes or until lentil is halfway cooked. Drain lentil from water and place lentil in a large platter aside (keep the lentil stock aside too).
Warm olive oil in a medium pot, fry onion for 4 minutes or until onion becomes golden in color. Add MAGGI Vegetable Stock, soaked rice and the spices and stir for few seconds. Add 2 ½ cups or 625ml from the reserved lentil stock and the boiled lentil.
Bring to boil with constant stirring. Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice and lentil are completely cooked and water is completely evaporated.

It's a very famous dish in Lebanese cuisine! This mudardara is rich in proteins, carbohydrates and many vitamins and minerals especially iron and folic acid! Serve it with low fat yogurt or cabbage-tomato-mint salad… So tasty!

Are green lentils rich in fiber?

One of the richest sources of fiber, 1 cup of cooked lentils contains 16 grams of fiber which is equivalent to 64% of your daily fiber needs!