Mijadra

This is a middle eastern food that you can prepare really quick. The ingredients you can count in one hand and the preparation is very simple.

My mom used to prepare this one for us kids as we grew up in a house where they spoke Arabic. I never got passed the swear words, but I did learn how to prepare those meals that my mom prepared for us with so much love down in Brazil.

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I hope you try this recipe and post your opinion about it in this blog. There is a video for this that you can watch on YouTube.

MIJADRA FOR TWO

INGREDIENTS

1 cup rice

3/4 cup lentils

1 large onion

1/2 cup olive oil

5 cups water (use 3 1/2 cups of juice from lentils later)

1 tsp salt

PREPARATION

This recipe makes 6 portions

Place rice in a bowl with hot water and reserve. Slice the onions in strips. In a large thick skillet or small pan fry the onions in the olive oil until a little transparent.

Add the water, lentils and salt and let it cook until lentils are half way cooked.

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Drain the lentils and reserve 3 1/2 cups of the juice for later. Drain the rice and mix with half cooked lentils and onions. 

Return the juice from the lentils to the pan and let it cook in low heat until the water evaporates and rice is cooked.

Serve with olive oil.

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TIP - To make 10-12 portions use these amounts:

2 cups rice

1 1/2 cup lentils

1 large onion

1 cup olive oil

7 cups water (use 5 cups of juice from lentils later)

1 1/2 tsp salt (or less)

A meal and a song

I like to sing (a lot!) but I also like to cook. So, I thought of putting the two together and this is the result: The Instant Chef.

I am preparing a video of the first recipe to put on YouTube and I hope you like it. Every now and then I will turn one of these recipes into a video so you can see exactly what I am talking about.

I hope you enjoy my blog and that the recipes are simple enough to prepare, nutritious, and very tasty. Enjoy!