Mujadara of Lentils and Rice

Prepare the ingredients. Prepare all the ingredients - we will be cooking with them in a moment 🍚✨

Cook the lentils. Cook the lentils in salted water until tender, about 15 minutes over medium heat

Slice the onion and garlic. Cut the onion and garlic into small dice

Saute the onion and garlic. In a pot, saute the onion and garlic over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until softened and translucent

Add the spices. Add the cumin, coriander, and cinnamon and saute over medium heat for about 1 minute to release the aroma of the spices

Add the rice. Add the rice and saute it over medium heat for about 1 minute, then add water so that the rice is submerged, cover, and cook over low heat

Cook like risotto. Once the water has evaporated, add more water as when making risotto and repeat over low heat until the rice softens, about 15-20 minutes

Stir in the lentils. Toward the end of cooking, add the cooked lentils and briefly stir over low heat for about 1-2 minutes

Chop the parsley. Optionally, finely chop the parsley

Season the mixture. Optionally add the chopped parsley, lemon juice, and more pepper to the finished rice and mix

Serve. Serve with yogurt 🍚🍽️✨