Mujaddara, also known as Mejadra or Mudardara for about 5 (or two Lebanese)People.

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• Fry chopped onions in olive oil until dark brown. Sautéed onions (Sautéed:-To fry lightly in fat, oil or butter in a shallow open pan.)
• About five onions
• Four table spoon of Olive Oil.
• Once sautéed, add 4 spoons of water and leave for a few minutes more to thicken.

• Packet of Lentils (375g.) and cup of cracked wheat( cracked wheat comes as coarse for baked dishes and fine  for Kibbe dishes)

  • Wash lintels
  • Wash cracked wheat ( You can substitute the cracked wheat for Beans or Rice. If you use Beans you need to soak in water over night first)

• Add Lentils, Submerge in water, water should be approximately 1/4 of an inch above lentil mix. ( I used about a litre of water to cover )
• Add about 2-3 table spoons of Salt
• Bring to a boil.

• Then add same amount of water ( another litre) and the cracked Wheat.
• Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until lentils and wheat are cooked.
• In my case some of the family will be having Mjadra for lunch. The others when they get home from work. So we split the serving into different pots to cook half now and other half later. Therefore only half the cracked wheat was used for lunch and this afternoon we will add the cracked wheat to other pot and continue cooking. This is to get the right texture of the cracked wheat ( not too soggy).

	Serve on a flat plate Onion and mint soaked in water. Radish and side salad
	Mum loves it with salad mix.
	I love it with Yogurt