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Mujadara: lentils and bulgur with caramelized onions

Name: Mujadara: lentils and bulgur with caramelized onions
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 200 g Lentils (brown); 150 g Bulgur (coarse); 3 Onions; 5 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Cumin (ground); 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Ground black pepper; 200 g Plain yogurt (for serving)

Brown lentils and bulgur simmered with cumin, topped with deeply browned onions and served with plain yogurt. Serves 4 as a meatless meal.

Middle Eastern cuisine · Vegetarian · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

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Mujadara is a simple Middle Eastern dish: brown lentils and bulgur are cooked together with cumin and topped with plenty of slowly browned onions. The onions give it a sweet flavor, so be generous with them. Serve it with plain yogurt or a vegetable salad.

Ingredients

4 servings

Lentils (brown) 200 g
Bulgur (coarse) 150 g
Onions 3
Olive oil 5 tbsp
Cumin (ground) 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Ground black pepper 1/2 tsp
Plain yogurt (for serving) 200 g

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Instructions

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Cook the lentils
20 min
Rinse the lentils, add 800 ml water, and cook for 15–20 minutes, until almost tender. Do not drain.
Brown the onions
25 min
Meanwhile, thinly slice the onions into half-moons. Cook in 4 tbsp of the oil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 20–25 minutes, until dark brown and soft.
Add the bulgur
20 min
Add the bulgur, cumin, remaining oil, salt, pepper, and one-third of the browned onions to the lentils. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes, until the bulgur absorbs the water. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
Serve
Fluff with a fork, spread the remaining onions over the top, and serve with yogurt.

Tip: Cook the onions slowly, and do not salt them at the start—the salt would draw out their moisture, causing them to steam rather than brown.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 517 kcal
Protein: 20 g
Carbohydrates: 70 g
of which sugars: 6.7 g
Fat: 20 g
of which saturates: 3.6 g
Fiber: 11 g
Salt: 1.5 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Mudžadara – šošovica s bulgurom a karamelizovanou cibuľou