Whole Rice And Lentils (Majadara) - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1/4 cup olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger root
1 cup brown rice
1 cup green lentils
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/2 cups water
Preparation
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Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion has softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ginger and stir until fragrant, 1 minute. Add brown rice and stir to coat rice with oil.
Stir lentils, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon into rice mixture; cover with water. Place lid on pot and simmer over low heat until lentils are tender and rice has absorbed the water, about 45 minutes.
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