Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, vegetarian lentil curry. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Vegetarian Lentil Curry is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Vegetarian Lentil Curry is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have vegetarian lentil curry using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian Lentil Curry:
- Take 180 g lentils, soaked overnight (slightly less than a cup)
- Take 1 large onion, sliced thin
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Take 1 thumb-sized chunk fresh ginger, minced
- Prepare 1 large potato, cubed
- Prepare 1 medium carrot, cubed
- Get 1 Tbsp curry powder (I used Madras curry powder. Add up to 1 Tbsp more for very spicy curry)
- Prepare 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- Take 1 Cinnamon stick (optional, gives it a nice accent)
- Take 1 tsp sea salt
- Make ready Chives or cilantro to finish
Steps to make Vegetarian Lentil Curry:
- If time permits, soak lentils in plenty of water for a few hours. Cube the potato and carrot, and cut onion into thin slices. Mince the garlic and ginger.
- Heat oil in a deep sauce pan or pot. Add the onions, minced garlic and ginger and sauté on medium low until soft and starting to turn golden (about 10-15 minutes)
- Add 1 tablespoon curry powder (add 1/2 to 1 Tablespoon more for extra so iciness) and stir in for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add 1 tablespoon tomato paste and mix in with onions and spices.
- Add the lentils, potatoes, carrots and cinnamon stick (if using) to the pan. Pour in enough water (I use the water from soaking lentils) or vegetable broth to completely cover the lentils & veggies.
- Bring everything to a boil then turn to low heat. Cover with lid and simmer for 30-45 until soft.
- When lentils are soft, mix in 1/2 tsp salt, taste and add more if needed. I added 1 tsp in total. Fold in some chopped chives or cilantro and serve with steamed rice or Indian bread like naan.
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