Curried Rice And Lentils With Fried Onions

• 1 tbsp ghee
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils
• 2 small tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• None None Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

1. Heat ghee in large saucepan on medium heat. Cook garlic, ginger and 1 of the onions, stirring, until onion is soft.
2. Add spices, rice and lentils; cook, stirring, 3 mins. Stir in 5 cups water; bring to a boil. Add tomato. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, about 12 mins or until rice and lentils are tender.
3. For the fried onions, heat 1/4 inch oil in medium skillet on medium heat. Shallow-fry onion, in small batches, until browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels.
4. Stir cilantro into rice. Serve garnished with fried onions.

ghee, garlic, ginger, onions, garam masala, cumin seeds, ground turmeric, basmati rice, red lentils, tomatoes, vegetable oil, fresh cilantro

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/34500 (may not work)