MUJADARA
(One pot, but using this bulgur mujadara recipe not the one pot recipe)
Before I remembered I had to cook or lose the ho fun, I had soaked lentils and rice for mujadara. So I went ahead and cooked it after I finished making the chow fun above.
I like slightly more rice to lentils by proportion, so I used 1/4 cup of whole brown lentils and 3/8 cup of basmati rice (I like bulgur mujadara a lot, but I washed the rice before deciding what I wanted to make, so here we are).
I used more cumin than the recipe and added some garlic, plus a couple of pods of cardamom to scent the rice.
One-pot meaning lentils and rice cooked together instead of separately and mixed at the end – I like my pressure cooker for this. I cooked the rice and lentils under pressure for 5 mins, then turned it off and let it continue to steam for another 10-15 mins, fluffing it once along the way. The lentils retain a bite and the rice fluffs up but doesn’t get soggy.
Lots of caramelized onions are the key to peak deliciousness here.
