Mujadara Hamra
Mujadra Hamra is a Lebanese vegan dish like no other. It is made with deeply caramelized onions giving the dish a rich, dark red/brown hue. It is loaded with protein rich lentils and bulgur.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 275kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown lentils (small)
- ¾ cup course #3 bulgur wheat
- 3 onions
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 5 cups water (divided)
- 1½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
Instructions
- In a skillet, add a quarter cup of olive oil over medium heat. Add your diced onions and cook stirring every couple of minutes. Cook for 15-20 minutes until very deeply browned almost “burned.”
- Once the onions have browned, add a 1/2 cup of water and simmer on low heat for a few more minutes. The onions will darken in this process even more.
- In a pot on the side, add one cup of lentils to 1 ½ cups of water. Cook over medium high heat until all the water is gone about 10 minutes.
- Add the washed bulgur and caramelized onions to the lentils. Season with salt and black pepper. Add 3 cups of water and let cook over a medium high heat for 10 minutes.
- Lower the temperature to low, cover with a lid and let cook for a remaining 15 minutes. It will be done when you can fluff it with a fork (similar to rice). Serve warm, or at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 495mg | Potassium: 463mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 3mg