{"id":27860,"date":"2025-12-03T00:22:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T00:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/black-lentil-mujaddara-recipe-with-dried-anchovies\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T22:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:45:22","slug":"black-lentil-mujaddara-recipe-with-dried-anchovies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/black-lentil-mujaddara-recipe-with-dried-anchovies\/","title":{"rendered":"Black lentil mujaddara recipe with dried anchovies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of content<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1\">Ingredients:<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B2\">How to make rice<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B5%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9\">Making onions for decoration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%81\">Preparing dried fish<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%87%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9\">Benefits of cooking in the garden<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome. Black lentil, a recipe of black lentils with dried anchovies, is today\u2019s recipe. It is a very easy dish: rice with lentils (black mujadara) and dried anchovies. It is called black mujadara because black lentils are used in this recipe. It is a traditional dish from the Levant. In addition, the dried anchovies are prepared with red pepper and onion in a simple way, which gives the mujadara a different flavor. Served with tamarind salad (Humar), it is an easy, low-cost dish and rich in plant protein. The prepared quantities are small, but you can increase them as needed. The weather was nice and it was made on a gas grill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0631\"><strong>Ingredients of Black lentil:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small cup of rice, washed well and soaked for at least twenty minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small cup of black lentils, or any lentils you have available, washed and cooked for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two large onions, finely chopped, for cooking rice and lentils<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One large onion, sliced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dried anchovy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">red pepper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">cumin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">coriander<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A little masala spice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pepper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">boiling water<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629-\u0639\u0645\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0632\"><strong>How to make rice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heat the olive oil in the pot first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Place the finely chopped onion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then sprinkle salt on the onions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stir the onions occasionally until they turn brown; this step takes 20 to 30 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add the soaked rice, lentils, water, and your favorite spices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire is reduced, stirring is done occasionally, and the pot is covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the rice and lentils are cooked through, turn off the stove and set it aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u0639\u0645\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0635\u0644-\u0644\u0644\u0632\u064a\u0646\u0629\"><strong>Making onions for decoration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oil is placed in the pan, and once it&#8217;s hot, the sliced \u200b\u200bonions are added and stirred until they turn brown. You can skip this step by buying ready-made onions here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u062a\u062d\u0636\u064a\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0643-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0634\u0641\"><strong>Preparing dried fish<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simply heat the oil, add a little onion, then the chopped red pepper, and finally add the anchovies. Stir for five minutes and then set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>gas grill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I cooked black mujadara in the garden on a gas grill, which I prefer for this type of grill because it is easy and safe to clean and gives food a delicious flavor, especially when covered with the grill lid. You can grill and make pizza on it. I also made a Philly cheesesteak sandwich on it. You can find the link<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45ElTMO\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45ElTMO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here<\/a>.       <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u0641\u0648\u0627\u0626\u062f-\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0647\u064a-\u0641\u064a-\u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u0642\u0629\"><strong>Benefits of cooking in the garden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0645\u062c\u062f\u0631\u0629-\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0621-300x225.png\" alt=\"Black Mujadara\" class=\"wp-image-28343 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0645\u062c\u062f\u0631\u0629-\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0621-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0645\u062c\u062f\u0631\u0629-\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0621-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0645\u062c\u062f\u0631\u0629-\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0621-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u0645\u062c\u062f\u0631\u0629-\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0621.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49CC67L\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During pleasant weather, I made the black lentil outside in the garden, breathing fresh air instead of using air conditioning for a change; this gives your air conditioner a break and reduces your electricity bill too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintaining a pleasant home odor, especially when cooking or frying fish or onions, is important to prevent lingering smells and keep the house smelling clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joy of preparing your own food and feeding your loved ones, family and friends<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saving money instead of going out to restaurants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It allows you to enjoy the weather and spend weekends or parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more recipes, try reading the delicious and quick<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/fastest-meat-and-vegetable-casserole-from-oven-to-table\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/ar\/%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%b1%d8%b9-%d8%b5%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%85-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b6%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b1%d9%86-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85\/\"> beef with vegetables recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome. Black lentil, a recipe of black lentils with dried anchovies, is today\u2019s recipe. It is a very easy dish: rice with lentils (black mujadara) and dried anchovies. It is called black mujadara because black lentils are used in this recipe. It is a traditional dish from the Levant. In addition, the dried anchovies are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[659,660,566],"class_list":["post-27860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-anchovy","tag-black-lentil-mujadara","tag-recipe"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/main-image-1-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/main-image-1-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Fawzia","author_link":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/author\/simplyfoz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyfoz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}