Red Lentil Curry

Name: Red Lentil Curry
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon chili powder; 2 Tbsps curry paste; 1 Tbsp curry powder; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 teaspoon ginger root, minced; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 large onion, diced; 473 milliliters red lentils; 1 teaspoon salt; 404 grams tomato puree; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon white sugar

Red Lentil Curry requires roughly 40 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 211 calories, 13g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. Head to the store and pick up ginger root, curry paste, curry powder, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground turmeric you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Filled Lemon Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

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).

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Lentils

Water

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Pot

While the lentils are cooking: In a large skillet or saucepan, caramelize the onions in vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil

Lentils

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

While the onions are cooking, combine the curry paste, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, chili powder, salt, sugar, garlic, and ginger in a mixing bowl.

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Chili Powder

Curry Powder

Curry Paste

Turmeric

Garlic

Ginger

Onion

Cumin

Sugar

Salt

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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.

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Onion

Curry Powder

Stir in the tomato puree and reduce heat, allow the curry base to simmer until the lentils are ready.

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Tomato Puree

Lentils

Curry Powder

Base

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).

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Lentils

Curry Powder

Water

Mix the curry base into the lentils and serve immediately.

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Lentils

Curry Powder

Base

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Servings:

1teaspoon

chili powder 2Tbsps

curry paste 1Tbsp

curry powder 1teaspoon

minced garlic 1teaspoon

ginger root, minced 1teaspoon

ground cumin 1teaspoon

ground turmeric 1large

onion, diced 473milliliters

red lentils 1teaspoon

salt 404grams

tomato puree 1Tbsp

vegetable oil 1teaspoon

white sugar

Recommended wine: Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Indian works really well with Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. The best wine for Indian food will depending on the dish, of course, but these picks can be served chilled and have some sweetness to complement the spiciness and complex flavors of a wide variety of traditional dishes. You could try Vocal Vineyards Alfaro Vineyard Gruner Veltliner. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 38 dollars per bottle.