Mujadara Hamra

Lebanese Mujadara Hamra – a nutritious and comforting Middle Eastern dish featuring lentils, bulgur wheat, caramelized onions, and cumin.

Ingredients

• ½ cup avocado oil
• 2 large yellow onions finely chopped
• 1½ cups brown lentils rinsed and drained
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup coarse bulgur #3 rinsed and drained
• 5 cups water
• 2 teaspoons cumin

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot over high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring constantly, until the onions are deeply browned, 25-30 minutes.
2. Add the lentils on top of the onions, season with salt, and stir to combine everything together, about 1 minute.
3. Add the water, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 20 minutes.
4. Remove the lid, stir in the bulgur and then cover again with the lid and cook for another 25 minutes.
5. Remove the pot from the heat. Rest, covered, for 5 minutes longer. Fluff the mixture with a fork and stir in the cumin. Serve warm.