Middle Eastern spiced lentil and rice (Mejadra) from RecipeTin Eats by Nagi Maehashi

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Accompaniments: Homemade chicken doner kebab; Chicken shawarma

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    Can substitute long grain rice for basmati rice; store-bought fried shallots for onions and vegetable oil; and sunflower oil for vegetable oil.

  • lisanz on January 02, 2026

    Added onion and garlic, subbed water for half chicken stock, subbed tumeric for saffron, left out cinnamon.

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