{"id":9288,"date":"2017-11-25T19:13:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T19:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/?p=9288"},"modified":"2024-11-14T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:21:00","slug":"mujadara-hamra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/mujadara-hamra\/","title":{"rendered":"Mujadara Hamra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mujadara Hamra is a combination of lentils, bulgur and caramelized onions. Obviously frugal, yet has all the elements of an elegant main dish. Every houseguest that tasted mujadara hamra praised its delicousness, even nonvegetarians love it.<\/p>\n

Lentils are a very useful legume to keep in your pantry and if you are trying to find new ways to come up with the best lentil dish, then you should make mujadara hamra; the authentic recipe that hails from South of Lebanon is vegan and packed with flavor. Other than these virtues, it is a very good source of protein and fibers!! Mujadara hamra deserves to be kept in your regular recipe rotation; ingredients are most probably \u00a0found in your household.<\/p>\n

Mujadara Hamra (Video)<\/h1>\n

Southern Lebanese cuisine relies heavily on both lentils and bulgur.\u00a0 Ladies there take great pride in mastering mujadara hamra. The end result should be firm, separate and never sticky or clumped together and has that brown dark color tint. An authentic mujadara hamra needs no seasoning other than salt, all the flavors come together with perfect harmony!<\/p>\n

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As a kid, all kinds of mujadara were\u00a0inexplicably unappreciated! How wrong I was!! It took me a while after marriage to consider making mujadara hamra!!, I thought, back then, that this one something only experts could master. A few years passed by, I stepped inside my kitchen, rolled my sleeves up and decided to stay with my roots and give it a try. The end result was not a disaster, but not so appealing and the color was far away from brown, but as I tasted it, I realized that it wasn\u2019t as bad as it looks; having watched my mother cooking mujadara hamra, I knew I must have browned the onions further more. A few more tries, and I was nominated in my husband\u2019s family, as the best mujadara hamra maker!<\/p>\n

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Caramelizing the onions to a dark brown tint is really the only fussy part of this recipe, but so worth learning the technique, since those deep caramelized onions will perk up and liven out the flavor of the \u201cMujadara Hamra\u201d; just\u00a0be aware how to deep cook the caramelized onions since the color and flavor of the dish heavily rely on them.\u00a0Watch the video tutorial, above!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Serve it with yogurt on the side,\u00a0\u00a0fattoush ,\u00a0<\/a>Middle Eastern salad<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0wild oregano salad\u00a0<\/a>and you\u2019ve got a certifiably wonderful lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n

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Or serve it with wild oregano salad\u00a0<\/a>and you\u2019ve got a certifiably wonderful lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n

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