Recipe: Appetizing Bulgur Mujaddara

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Cover and cook over low heat until the rice and bulgur are tender and the water is absorbed.

Bulgur Mujaddara The traditional Mujaddara but made even better and tastier with bulgur in place of rice.

Here we use a special blend of spices used by my wife.

You can cook Bulgur Mujaddara using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bulgur Mujaddara

1. You need of coarse bulgur.

2. Prepare of brown lentils.

3. It’s of yellow onion finely diced.

4. It’s of large yellow onions sliced.

5. Prepare of olive oil.

6. It’s of Cumin.

7. Prepare of Salt.

8. You need of Black pepper.

9. Prepare of Curry powder.

10. Prepare of Mixed seven spices.

11. You need of Nutmeg.

12. It’s of Water.

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Add the bulgur, salt, and pepper.

Cover the pot and cook over low heat until the bulgur is cooked.

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Bulgur Mujaddara step by step

1. Soak bulgur in tepid water for 20-30 minutes..

2. Heat the olive oil then fry the finely chopped onion till soft..

3. Drain water from bulgur, the add the bulgur to the frying pan over the onion. Mix over heat for 10 minutes..

4. Add all spices to your taste..

5. Wash the lentils. Boil till half cooked in water..

6. Drain the lentils, add them with the bulgur in a pot. Cover the bulgur with water, boil, the cover the pot on low heat for 20 minutes, the keep covered..

7. Fry the sliced onions in 2 tablespoons of olive oil till brownish and crispy..

8. Add this oil over your cooked bulgur..

9. Dress your plate with your crispy onions. Enjoy!.

The bulgur also results in a softer, chewier texture than rice, and I personally find it to be much more filling, making this the perfect complete meal.

Mujadara is always topped with crispy fried onions, which add a delicious sweetness and crunch to every bite.

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Mujadara is a classic Middle Eastern blend of lentils, rice or bulgur, and caramelized onions.