🇸🇾 Syria
Mujaddara Burghul
In much of Syria the true mujaddara is made with burghul, earthy and rustic.
🔪 Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 35 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
4 people
✨ What makes it special
Coarse burghul instead of rice — nuttier, darker, dressed with caramelized onion oil.
Ingredients
- 250 gbrown lentils
- 200 gcoarse burghul
- 3 onions
- 100 mlolive oil
- 1 tspcumin
Method
- 1
Cook the lentils in salted water until al dente.
- 2
Caramelize the onions slowly in the oil until amber.
- 3
Add burghul and cumin to the lentils with onion oil, cover with water, and steam gently.
- 4
Rest ten minutes off the heat and crown with the onions.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 4