Name: Whole Rice and Lentils (Majadara)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Olive oil - ¼ cup; Onion, chopped - 1 large; Garlic, chopped - 3 cloves; Chopped fresh ginger root - 1 teaspoon; Brown rice - 1 cup; Green lentils - 1 cup; Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Water - 2 ½ cups

Ingredients for - Whole Rice and Lentils (Majadara)

1. Olive oil ¼ cup

2. Onion, chopped 1 large

3. Garlic, chopped 3 cloves

4. Chopped fresh ginger root 1 teaspoon

5. Brown rice 1 cup

6. Green lentils 1 cup

7. Ground cumin 1 teaspoon

8. Salt 1 teaspoon

9. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

10. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

11. Water 2 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Whole Rice and Lentils (Majadara)

1 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion has softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ginger and stir until fragrant, 1 minute. Add brown rice and stir to coat rice with oil.

2 . Stage

Stir lentils, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon into rice mixture; cover with water. Place lid on pot and simmer over low heat until lentils are tender and rice has absorbed the water, about 45 minutes.