Rice and Lentils w/ crispy onions (Mujaddara) Recipe - Recipezazz.com

Ingredients

• For the yogurt sauce:
• 1 cup plain yogurt, whole milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• For the rice and lentils:
• 8 1/2 ounces dried green or brown lentils, picked over and rinsed (this is about 1 1/4 cups of lentils)
• 10 ounces dry basmati rice (this is 1 1/4 cup uncooked rice)
• 1 1/2 cups crispy onions (see recipe https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/crispy-onions-33431)
• 3 tablespoons reserved oil from the onions or other oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon coriander, ground
• 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, minced