Two-lentil mejadra (Mejadara) from Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine (page 169) by Sami Tamimi

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Accompaniments: Cucumber & feta yogurt with dill, almonds & rose (Khyar bil laban); Fennel, kohlrabi & coriander salad (Salatet shumar w kohlrabi)

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    Can substitute other short-grain rice for Egyptian rice.

  • MariaSwe on March 14, 2026

    Another winner from this book. Lots of spices. Next time I will let the onions for the salsa brown a bit more, I was afraid of a burnt flavour. Didn't need yoghurt on the side I thought.

  • pamacea on January 03, 2026

    Sounded delicious, so I gave it a try. Became very skeptical while adding the spices, as there are a lot of very strong aromatics in this dish. I should have known Sami knows what he is doing, because this was delicious!

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