Ethiopian ish Griddle Cakes

Ingredients

• For the griddle cakes:
• 1 cup red lentils
• 1/2 cup long grain white rice
• 1/4 cup black rice
• 1/2 cup walnuts (unsalted)
• 1 sweet onion
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, toasted and ground
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 to 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne (depending on your heat tolerance)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• niter kibbeh (recipe to follow)
• 1 egg, if needed
• 1 to 2 tablespoons flour, if needed
• 1 cup Greek yogurt (plain, full fat)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• For the niter kibbeh:
• 1 pound unsalted butter (the best you can find)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 4 cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, smashed
• 4 cardamom pods, smashed
• 1/2 teaspoon tumeric

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