Red Lentil Curry
Ingredients
• 2 cups red lentils
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons curry paste
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ginger root, minced
• 1 (14.25 ounce) can tomato puree
Directions
1. Wash the lentils in cold water until the water runs clear (this is very important or the lentils will get "scummy"), put the lentils in a pot with water to cover and simmer covered until lentils tender (add more water if necessary).
2. While the lentils are cooking: In a large skillet or saucepan, caramelize the onions in vegetable oil.
3. While the onions are cooking, combine the curry paste, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, chili powder, salt, sugar, garlic, and ginger in a mixing bowl. Mix well. When the onions are cooked, add the curry mixture to the onions and cook over a high heat stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomato puree and reduce heat, allow the curry base to simmer until the lentils are ready.
5. When the lentils are tender drain them briefly (they should have absorbed most of the water but you don't want the curry to be too sloppy). Mix the curry base into the lentils and serve immediately.
This recipe was quite easy to make, very simple, minus the fact that I couldn't find one ingredient, ground turmeric. I found the recipe online, and my girlfriend is quite good at using lentils in her recipes. This was a saturday night supper, my girlfriend and I made together. This dish was quite easy to prepare, im usually the sou-chef and she's the cook. Most of these ingredients are fairly easy to find, a lot of raw vegetables in this recipe, which makes it healthy and quite simple at the same time. This recipe has many good health factors, for one, no processed food, we even replaced the can tomato puree with a puree we made from scratch.
• 2 cups red lentils
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons curry paste
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ginger root, minced
• 1 (14.25 ounce) can tomato puree
Directions
1. Wash the lentils in cold water until the water runs clear (this is very important or the lentils will get "scummy"), put the lentils in a pot with water to cover and simmer covered until lentils tender (add more water if necessary).
2. While the lentils are cooking: In a large skillet or saucepan, caramelize the onions in vegetable oil.
3. While the onions are cooking, combine the curry paste, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, chili powder, salt, sugar, garlic, and ginger in a mixing bowl. Mix well. When the onions are cooked, add the curry mixture to the onions and cook over a high heat stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomato puree and reduce heat, allow the curry base to simmer until the lentils are ready.
5. When the lentils are tender drain them briefly (they should have absorbed most of the water but you don't want the curry to be too sloppy). Mix the curry base into the lentils and serve immediately.
This recipe was quite easy to make, very simple, minus the fact that I couldn't find one ingredient, ground turmeric. I found the recipe online, and my girlfriend is quite good at using lentils in her recipes. This was a saturday night supper, my girlfriend and I made together. This dish was quite easy to prepare, im usually the sou-chef and she's the cook. Most of these ingredients are fairly easy to find, a lot of raw vegetables in this recipe, which makes it healthy and quite simple at the same time. This recipe has many good health factors, for one, no processed food, we even replaced the can tomato puree with a puree we made from scratch.
This is an india based recipe, I must say I love indian food, overall the experience was great, I really enjoyed the meal but I did miss my meat content.
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