Curried Rice And Lentils With Fried Onions - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Heat ghee in large saucepan on medium heat. Cook garlic, ginger and 1 of the onions, stirring, until onion is soft.
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.
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.
Stir cilantro into rice. Serve garnished with fried onions.