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LENTIL COCONUT CURRY

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LENTIL COCONUT CURRY

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend. I am just excited for schools to close and just have a bit of rest from doing school runs. Anyway today I am back with another post and it’s going to be a lentil coconut curry recipe. If you love lentils and need a way of making them more flavourful, then this one will definitely make you excited to include them in your meal plans for any day of the week. Also if you missed  my previous posts, check out how to change your life and some gift guides before it’s too late. For the recipe, you will need;

LENTIL COCONUT CURRY

Ingredients

  • 2 cans of lentils
  • 2 tbs Olive oil
  • A chopped onion
  • Thumb of ginger crushed
  • 3 Cloves garlic
  • Cumin
  • Coriander
  • Garam Masala
  • Curry Powder
  • Tandoori Powder
  • Turmeric
  • Paprika
  • A stock cube
  • 2 tbs tomato paste
  • A can of chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • Water
  • Salt to taste
  • A can of coconut milk
  • Chopped coriander leaves

METHOD

  • Pour out your 2 cans of lentils and give them a rinse under a sieve.
  • Heat up your oil in a preheated pot and add your onions, garlic and ginger and sweat them for 5 minutes.
  • Then add a teaspoon each of coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric, tandoori powder, cumin and curry powder.
  • Give them a stir and then add a teaspoon of paprika, tomato paste and your stock cube.
  • After 3 minutes, add your can of chopped tomatoes and let it cook until slightly thickened and add your sugar to cut acidity from the tomatoes.
  • Then add you lentils and give them a good stir and add a cup of water to cover them slightly and season with salt to taste.
  • Once it’s simmered for 5 minutes, add your coconut milk, stir and cover to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes on low heat.
  • Finish with your coriander leaves and you’re done.
  • Serve and enjoy.

LENTIL COCONUT CURRY

That’s all I have for you today, a simple lentil coconut curry that will not disappoint. I hope you give it a try and tell me what you think and if you have any questions, please do ask in the comments below. Also if you have different variations of vegetarian curries, I would love to hear them and check me out on Pinterest. Until next time see yah and have a fabulous week.

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19 Comments

  1. What a delicious veggie dish. You can be sure that I will be making this for my family very soon!

  4. This looks yummy! I have never had curry before, Seeing the ingredients I am sure I would love it!

  5. This Lentil Coconut Curry looks really delicious! I think I have all of the ingredients in my cupboard except the coconut milk. I definitely need to make this!

  6. This sounds and looks so delicious and super simple. Curry, coconut and lentils are some of my favorite foods – excited to try your recipe. Just got to find some of those spices.

  7. I love lentils soup but I have never made them. I will try this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing.

  8. Oh i love that combo. I will try out this recipe this weekend. I tried adding coconut milk into chicken curry, i liked the flavour, it had a distinctive taste.