Having been in Dubai for almost 5 years now, I still haven’t learnt much Middle Eastern cooking (which is a shame!!) and perhaps this may be the beginning.. I absolutely love eating Arabic food..it is light on your stomach, healthy and full of flavor.  The aroma of Middle Eastern spices always evoke my taste buds..nutmeg, cumin, cardamom, sumac, aniseed, saffron, zaatar all are of essence in Middle Eastern cuisine.   After my last visit to the XVA gallery in Bastakiya, I had to try this fab dish. It was a very simple meal yet comforting and delicious. Mujaddara is a traditional Middle Eastern family’s version of a weeknight meal. A saying in the Eastern Arab world is, “A hungry man would be willing to sell his soul…