Mjadra (Lentils and Rice)

Published: October 14, 2021

Mjadra (Lentils and Rice)
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Total: 9 hours 20 min
Prep: 80 min
Cook: 8 hours
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Ingredients
Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup Olive Oil

  • 2 large Sweet Onions chopped

  • 1 cup Lentils Dried, any color

  • 1 cup Brown Rice Dried

  • 4 cups Water

  • 0.25 cups Lemon Juice

  • 0.125 tsp Pepper

  • 1 tsp Salt

Directions
  1. Heat the olive oil in a medium high pan, add the onions to the pan to let them brown a bit.
  2. Set the heat to low-medium and cover the pot and let the onions caromalize for 1 hour.
  3. After the onions are done, rinse the lentils and add the remaining ingredients to the pot and stir them around.
  4. Cover the slow cooker and cook for 8 hours on low.
  5. profit

Slow cooker size: 3qt

I doubled it and put it in a 6qt so it wouldn't cook too quick. Lots of onions and it takes a long time for them to lose their water, use a big pan or 2 if you try to saute them all at once.

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