Mujadarah Hamra

Mujadarh Hamra

Mujadarah Hamra is a specialty of southern Lebanon

Directions

1. Clean the lentils from any small stones. Wash and place in pot. Add three cups of water, bring to boil, cover the pot and simmer over low heat about 20 minutes or until the lentils are cooked but not overly soft. Drain the lentils and save it’s liquid.
2. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, cook the onions for about ten minutes, stirring every few minutes.
3. Continue to cook and scrape until onions are very dark brown in color.
4. Add the drained liquid from the lentils to the onions and let it simmer for 5 minuets.
5. Add the cooked lentils, salt and the coarse bulgur slowly stirring the mixture.
6. Cover the saucepan and cook over very low heat for 20-30 minutes.
7. Serve it with pita bread, radishes, fattoush, or plain yogurt! Bon appetite.