I started a poll on Instagram and the result was clear – you want the recipe for my lentil curry and you get it! The main ingredient are red lentils and I simply love them. This curry is easy and quick to make, always tastes good and even tastes better the next day so it is perfect for any kind of mealprep as well.
Comfort-Food
Any kind of curry belongs to my comfort-foods. Especially in the colder seasons there is nothing better than a warming lentil curry and it tastes even better served with rice. For this dish, I used a basmati and wild rice mixture which was perfect.
Due to the coconut milk the curry gets a very creamy and smooth consistency and the red lentils only need to cook for about 10-15 minutes. Other types of lentils usually take longer and some of them even need to be soaked overnight before cooking them.
This lentil curry is…
- Glutenfree
- Creamy& delicious
- Rich in plant-based protein
- Warming and spicy
- Vegan
In the Indian cuisine curries are very typical e.g. lentil-dhal. I love Indian food and if I had to choose one cuisine for the rest of my life it would probably be Indian. The recipe is inspired by the lentil dhals I always eat in Indian restaurants.
Those of you who know a little about the ayurvedic cuisine will know, that lentils and legumes in general play a big role here. Dishes with lentils are Vata increasing and Kapha and Pitta decreasing (the three Doshas are Vata, Kapha and Pitta).
Tip: digest legumes easier!
I know a lot of people who try to stay away from legumes because they want to avoid bloating. That is a pitty because legumes are so healthy for you! A very easy and effective tip to avoid bloating when eating legumes is the following: mix 1 tbs apple cider vinegar with some water and drink it before eating. This helps the digestion and prevents bloating.
If you give the recipe a try, I would love to read how you liked it – simply leave a rating down below in the comments! In case you share your remake on Instagram, don’t forget to tag me with @sheloveseating so I don’t miss it 🙂
If you like this recipe, I bet you also like my lentil-chickpea-stew so make sure to give it a try!
Creamy Lentil Curry with Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 250 g red lentils
- 500 ml hot water
- 2 tsp veggie stock powder
- 1 carrot
- 1/2 eggplant
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 cm fresh ginger
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tbs tomato paste
- 125 ml coconut milk
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to the description on the packaging.
- Wash the lentils in a sieve with hot water.
- Cut onion, garlic and ginger into small cubes and quickly fry in the coconut oil.
- Add curry, cumin and tomato paste. Give it a stir, then add the lentils and fry for a minute.
- Before it burns, add the hot water and the veggie stock.
- Now cut the eggplant and the carrot into cubes and add them in the pot.
- Let cook at medium heat for about 10-15 minutes. Then pour in the coconut milk and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve the finished lentil curry with rice, cashews and mint.
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Dieses Rezept ist richtig lecker. Meine Tochter hat es mir geschickt und wir habe es dann zusammen gekocht. Seitdem haben wir jetzt schon mehrmals gekocht und es wird immer besser.
Und danke für den Tipp mit dem Apfelessig vorab.
für wie viele Personen ist das Rezept denn gedacht?
Je nachdem wie groß die Portionen sind, sollte es für 3-4 Personen reichen 🙂