Coconut Red Lentil Curry
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5.0
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 large servings
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Indian
Coconut Red Lentil Curry
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This Coconut Red Lentil Curry is ready in about 30 minutes from start to finish! Inspired by the Indian Dahl dish. Red lentils have a quicker cooking time compared to other lentils so it's perfect for a weeknight dinner! Cooked in a creamy golden coconut sauce with butternut squash too. Serve with rice, quinoa or even on it's own. Reheats well and you can even make a double batch for freezing leftovers.
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Ingredients
- 1.5 tablespoons coconut oil divided
- 1 medium sweet onion diced
- 5 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 ” piece of fresh ginger grated (about 1 tablespoon)
- 1 small butternut squash 1 pound, peeled, seeds removed and cut into ½” cubes
- 1 tablespoon yellow curry powder mild
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Coriander
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne to add optional heat
- 1.25 teaspoons salt or to taste
- 2 cups water
- 1 14.5 ounce can coconut milk, shaken (full-fat or light)
- 1 cup red lentils
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup optional
serve with
- Naan
- rice or favorite grain
- cilantro
- crushed red pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon coconut oil, onion, garlic, ginger and butternut squash. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add in curry powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander and salt. Turn heat up to medium-high, stirring continuously for another 4-5 minutes – add extra oil here as needed.
- Reduce heat to medium; water and canned coconut milk. Quickly rinse lentils and add immediately to pot. Stir to combine then bring mixture to a simmer, then cover and continue simmering for about 20 minutes, string every 5 minutes. After about 25 minutes, lentils should be soft and mixture creamy.
- Stir in maple syrup (optional), some fresh cilantro if you'd like, serve with your favorite rice, naan bread, or even on it's own.
Notes
- You can use vegetable broth if you'd like, just start with 1/2 teaspoon salt and go from there when taste testing.
- If you don't have butternut squash, you could sub sweet potato or even carrots.
- Recipe adapted from my Vegan Lentil Curry.
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