Lentil Curry

"My mother passed this recipe on to me. Really healthy and very satisfying. Also freezes really well."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Rinse lentils in strainer and sort through, removing debris.
  • Heat 1 TBS broth in medium soup pot. Saute onion in broth over medium heat for 5 minutes stirring frequently, until translucent.
  • Add garlic, carrots, celery, and cabbage. Continue to sauté for another couple of minutes.
  • Add curry powder and mix to bring out its flavour.
  • Add rinsed and drained lentils, broth and tomatoes.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer uncovered until lentils and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
  • Add cilantro and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve over rice / toast / etc.
  • Notes:

  • I rarely have fresh cilantro so substitute 1-2TBS dried coriander. Usually end up forgetting it altogether though.
  • I play fast and loose with the quantities - very forgiving recipe.
  • Servings are a guess, I tend to make lots and use up all the vegies I can find.

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Reviews

  1. Very good recipe. I like my lentil curry with a bit more lentils, so I added two cups. Also I doubled the curry powder because I wanted it spicier. It also works well with about 4 fresh tomatoes, rather than canned tomatoes.
     
  2. I think this is a great recipe. it will become a regular for me! Three friends want it after trying it or hearing me rave about it. Tks for posting.
     
  3. This is my new favorite comfort food - and healthy, too. I used 2 cups of green lentils to make it thicker. I also added 1 teaspoon garam masala. Out of necessity, I added 4 cups water with 2 chicken bouillon cubes instead of stock. (It did not need further salt additions.) I buy the big packages (3 lbs.) of shredded cabbage/cole slaw mix at Sam's Club and try to use the whole bag within a week to eat healthier, so I used that in place of the cabbage. It was perfect. Thank you Andrea-Oz.
     
  4. Awesome meal. Totally satisfying, really easy, and cheap. I ate the Curry on top of some Garlic Basmati Rice. I like a lot of spice so I used 3 teaspoons of curry powder and two teaspoons of garam masala. This is a new favorite.
     
  5. This was excellent. The cabbage and lentils are most essential, otherwise i just threw in some vegetables from my fridge. I would recommend more curry powder, and make sure you don't skimp on the cabbage because it cooks down and tastes marvelous.
     
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  1. This is my new favorite comfort food - and healthy, too. I used 2 cups of green lentils to make it thicker. I also added 1 teaspoon garam masala. Out of necessity, I added 4 cups water with 2 chicken bouillon cubes instead of stock. (It did not need further salt additions.) I buy the big packages (3 lbs.) of shredded cabbage/cole slaw mix at Sam's Club and try to use the whole bag within a week to eat healthier, so I used that in place of the cabbage. It was perfect. Thank you Andrea-Oz.
     

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Love food. Love cooking food. Especially love having other people to cook for, and trying out new recipes on them. Mostly vegetarian, do eat a little seafood and starting to get into chicken. The vast majority of my recipes are gluten-free and diabetic friendly (except the desserts - have to cater for the boyfriend's sweet tooth).
 
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