Baked Curry Lentil Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce - Half Cup Habit

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils, red
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 5 cloves garlic (divided)
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 cup rice, brown (cooked)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper (ground)
• 1/2 cup panko crumbs (whole wheat)
• 1/2 lemon (juiced)
• 3 tbsp cilantro
• 2 large roasted red peppers (roughly chopped (4 halves))
• 3/4 tsp olive oil
• 1/4 onion (yellow; chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 3 tbsp vegetable broth
• 1/4 tsp curry powder
• salt and pepper (to taste)