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Middle Eastern Rice (Mejadra)

Time
20 min
Makes
4
Ingredients
14

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Ingredients

Servings
4 servings
Amounts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds (or 1 tsp ground cumin)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds (or 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander)
  • 1 cup basmati or long grain rice (, uncooked)
  • 1 1/4 cup / 315 ml water ((see notes))
  • 400g / 14 oz canned brown lentils, drained (1 can) (, drained )
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Black pepper
  • 3 large or 4 small onions (, very finely sliced)
  • 1 cup / 250 ml vegetable or sunflower oil
  • Salt
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