How to make Mujaddara...a winter dish to fight the cold

ArabiaWeather.com - During the winter, people tend to eat foods that contain carbohydrates and sugars in order to increase energy in the body and get more warmth, especially on very cold days. One of these recipes is how to make mujaddara .

Mujaddara is considered a popular dish in the Levant region. It consists mainly of lentils, rice, and onions. This dish is considered a winter dish par excellence because it contains large amounts of carbohydrates that turn into a source of energy within the body.

Before starting the Mujaddara method , the following components should be prepared:

- Two cups of Egyptian rice.

- Half a cup of black lentils.

- Two heads of onions (the quantity can be increased if you like onions).

Here's how it works:

- Boil lentils.

- Soak the rice in hot water.

- Put a spoonful of oil in a bowl, add the rice to it after filtering it from the water, and stir it slightly over the fire.

- Add lentils and water and leave on low heat until the food is cooked.

- Onions are cut into small pieces, fried in olive oil, then added to rice and lentils and served to the family.

Mujaddara can also be cooked with bulgur instead of rice, using:

- A cup of black lentils.

- 3 cups of coarse bulgur.

- Chopped two heads of onions

- Maggie as desired.

- 5 tablespoons of olive oil

- Black pepper and salt as desired.

How to make mujaddara with bulgur is by following the following steps:

- Boil lentils.

- In another bowl, put the olive oil and add the bulgur after washing it well and filtering it, along with salt, black pepper and Maggi cubes, and mix well.

- Add the lentils to the bulgur mixture, stirring well.

- After making sure that the bulgur grains have absorbed the olive oil well, add 4 cups of water (the water should be boiling).

- Cover the pot and leave it on low heat after it boils.

- Finally, add the onions after frying them to the mujaddara mixture, and then serve them to the family with yoghurt or salad.