Lentil Pottage repost

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Lentil Pottage (Mujaddara)

 

Recipe By :Habeeb Salloum and James Peters

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Legumes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup lentils -- rinsed

5 cups water

6 tablespoons olive oil

2 large onions -- chopped

1/4 cup rice -- rinsed

salt and pepper -- to taste

1/2 teaspoon cumin

 

In a saucepan, bring the lentils and water to a boil; then cover and cook over a

medium heat for 30 minutes.

 

In the meantime, heat the oil in a frying pan; then add the onions and saute

until they turn golden brown. Add the onions and their oil and the remaining

ingredients to the lentils; then cook for a further 20 minutes or until the

lentils and rice are tender but still slightly firm. Remove from the heat then

serve.

 

Description:

" from Syria and Lebanon "

Cuisine:

" Middle Eastern "

Source:

" From the Lands of Figs and Olives "

Copyright:

" 1997 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 405 Calories; 21g Fat (45.5% calories

from fat); 15g Protein; 42g Carbohydrate; 16g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

16mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 4 Fat.

 

NOTES : In the Eastern Arab world, the most common dish made from lentils is

" mujaddara, " a pottage which has been popular since Biblical times. According

to tradition, mujaddara is the mess of pottage referred to in the Biblical

account of Esau's great hunger: for a dish of this pottage, he sold his

birthright as the first born to his twin brother Jacob. Perhaps this Biblical

story gave birth to an ancient saying, " A hungry man would be willing to sell his

soul for dish of mujaddara. " The pottage in the Bible was probably made with

red lentils, but other types of lentils can be used for this dish.

 

When the Arab immigrants came to North America, they not only brought with them

their love for mujaddara but also their custom of not serving it to guests.

Perhaps the few cents it costs to make this dish made the immigrants think that

it could not possible be good enough to serve to visitors. It is.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

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In a saucepan, bring the lentils and water to a boil; then cover and cook over a

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In the meantime, heat the oil in a frying pan; then add the onions and saute

until they turn golden brown. Add the onions and their oil and the remaining

ingredients to the lentils; then cook for a further 20 minutes or until the

lentils and rice are tender but still slightly firm. Remove from the heat then

serve.

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from Syria and Lebanon

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Middle Eastern

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From the Lands of Figs and Olives

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1997

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In the Eastern Arab world, the most common dish made from lentils is

& quot;mujaddara, & quot; a pottage which has been popular since Biblical times.

According to tradition, mujaddara is the mess of pottage referred to in the

Biblical account of Esau & apos;s great hunger: for a dish of this pottage, he

sold his birthright as the first born to his twin brother Jacob. Perhaps this

Biblical story gave birth to an ancient saying, & quot;A hungry man would be

willing to sell his soul for dish of mujaddara. & quot; The pottage in the Bible

was probably made with red lentils, but other types of lentils can be used for

this dish. & #013; & #010; & #013; & #010;When the Arab immigrants came to North

America, they not only brought with them their love for mujaddara but also their

custom of not serving it to guests. Perhaps the few cents it costs to make this

dish made the immigrants think that it could not possible be good enough to

serve to visitors. It is.

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