What lentil and rice dish is often topped with caramelized onions?

What lentil and rice dish is often topped with caramelized onions? Mujaddara is a Levantine dish of cooked lentils and rice or another grain, commonly topped with fried or caramelized onions.

The dish is usually seasoned with ingredients such as cumin, coriander, or mint and served with yogurt, salad, or other vegetables. Recipes vary in texture: some keep the lentils and rice distinct, while others cook them into a softer, porridge-like mixture. Bulgur may replace rice in some versions.

Mujaddara is widely eaten throughout the Arab world and has long been valued as an economical, satisfying meal. Its name is Arabic for “pockmarked,” a reference to the lentils appearing like marks among the grains of rice.

The earliest recorded recipe is associated with the 1226 cookbook Kitab al-Tabikh, compiled by al-Baghdadi. In Lebanon, “mjaddara” can refer to a puréed version, while “mudardara” often denotes the preparation in which the rice and lentils remain more intact. Both are typically finished with onions.