Lentils & Rice from the Levant

What's the occasion? It's mujadara time.

Mujadara is a simple, sturdy dish that takes a few elemental ingredients and transforms them into something favvulous.

When my childhood chums Ellen and Jen asked if I would contribute a lentil recipe to their Substack, Favvulous, the first one that popped to mind was mujadara. A simple, satisfying dish that originated in the Levantine region of the Middle East…