Mujaddara

Mujaddara (Arabic: مجدّرة mujaddarah, with alternative spellings in English majadra, mejadra, moujadara, mudardara, and megadarra) is a dish consisting of cooked lentils together with groats, generally rice, and garnished with sautéed onions.

Mujaddara is a popular dish throughout the Arab world, and is generally made using brown or green lentils and rice, that can be seasoned with cumin, coriander, or mint.

[2] It is topped with fried onions and is generally served with yogurt, among other vegetables and side dishes, either hot or cold.

[2] The dish is also popular among Sephardic and Jewish communities of Middle Eastern origin, in particular those of Syrian and Egyptian backgrounds; it is generally made with rice rather than wheat.

In Cypriot cuisine, the dish called fakes moutzentra (φακές μουτζιέντρα; [fa'kes mu't͡ʃendra])[12] is very similar to mujaddara, as it consists of lentils and rice.