I love lentil curry and I have wanted to bring you this Red Lentil Curry for a long time.
This Red Lentil Curry is perfect for a quick and super nutritious dinner.
A delicious vegan meal that blends in perfectly with autumn as the days start to get colder.
It really is comfort food!
Serve with rice or a good piece of naan bread. Oh how wonderful!
Whether children or adults, this recipe is a success and will impress the whole family.
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How to make this Red Lentil Dahl?
This curry is made like a stew, so just follow the proccess and you’ll nail it.
Start by sauteing the onion, garlic and ginger, add the necessary spices and finish with a dose of liquid, which in this case is coconut milk.
Then just mix it well and cover it until it starts to thicken, so that the lentils cook and absorb part of the liquid.
For this recipe you’ll need:
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Cumin seeds
- Garlic cloves
- Ginger
- Tumeric
- Cumin powder
- Paprika
- Tomato paste
- Red lentils
- Coconut milk
- Salt
- Coriander
What are the tricks to nail this Red Lentil Dahl?
- Use red lentils as the cooking time is very fast and they do not need to be soaked. If you use another type of lentils, recipe times will change drastically.
- The tomato paste adds extra flavor to the stew and it adds some nice acidity to it.
- Coconut milk is essential for the lentils to cook and of course, they are essential to get the perfect flavor and consistency.
Let’s check the step by step?
Red Lentil Dahl
Ingredients
- A drizzle of olive oil
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 cloves chopped garlic
- 1 slice grated ginge about 1 cm
- 2 tsp tumeric
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup red lentils
- 1 can coconut milk
- Salt to taste
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Coloquem o azeite numa panela, juntem a cebola e os cominhos inteiros e refoguem.
- Juntem o alho e o gengibre e refoguem por mais um bocadinho.
- Acrescentem os temperos e mexam bem.
- Adicionem o concentrado de tomate e voltem a mexer.
- Juntem as lentilhas e o leite de coco.
- Acrescentem o sal e mexam bem.
- Tapem até que as lentilhas estejam cozidas.
- Polvilhem com coentros e sirvam.
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