Mujadara | Riceland

Ingredients

• 1 1/12 cups Riceland Parboil Gold Rice
• 1 cup Brown, Green or Black lentils (the red/orange lentils will not work for this recipe)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground seven spice
• Salt, to taste
• Water, cooking liquid
• 3 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup olive oil Salt, to taste
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1/2 jalapeno, seeded
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 cups plain yogurt; use Kitehill's almond unsweetened yogurt for a dairy-free alternative
• 1 tablespoon dried mint
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed juice
• 2 Persian cucumbers; chopped