Creamy Black Lentil Curry
Creamy Black Lentil Curry

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, creamy black lentil curry. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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This easy to make Creamy Coconut Lentil Curry is a healthy vegan recipe that makes a perfect meatless Monday dinner recipe. It takes less than an hour (mostly hands-off time) to make and is packed full of delicious Indian flavors. Make extras and you'll have a giant smile on your face at lunch.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy black lentil curry using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Black Lentil Curry:
  1. Make ready 1 1/2 cup black lentils
  2. Take 2 1/4 tbsp vegetable oil
  3. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  4. Make ready 1 large chopped onion
  5. Take 1 each green chili
  6. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh ginger diced
  7. Get 1/2 cup milk or cream
  8. Take 2 tsp turmeric powder
  9. Prepare 1 tsp chili powder
  10. Get 1 tbsp kosher salt or to taste
  11. Prepare 3 tbsp butter
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp lemon juice
  13. Get 1 tbsp garlic chopped
  14. Get 1 each cilantro handful (garnish)
  15. Take 1 can beans (optional)
  16. Make ready 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

It's a super easy to make vegan recipe packed with tons of flavor. This lentil curry is simple - you only need a few ingredients: Lentils. You can use any type; black, green, brown, yellow or red. The creamy element that brings the curry together!

Instructions to make Creamy Black Lentil Curry:
  1. Rinse black lentils, add lentils, 4 cups water and 1 tablespoon oil to pressure cooker. Pressure cook 20 minutes, allow to cool down naturally. Or in a large pot bring lentils and water to boil, add 1 extra cup water, cook medium low for 45 minutes until done.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot. When it is hot, add cumin, stir, after about 30 seconds, add onion and green chili. Cook until onion is translucent.
  3. Add ginger and garlic, stir, cook for about 1 minute.
  4. Add the cooked lentils, beans, 2 cups water, milk (soy or almond milk can be used), turmeric, salt and chili powder, cayenne. Stir to combine.
  5. Let cook on medium heat, STIRRING FREQUENTLY. 15-20 minutes until it thickens.
  6. Turn off heat, add lemon juice and butter. Sprinkle with garnish.
  7. Serve with rice or warm bread.

Most grocery stores sell a garam masala blend these days, but if not. These rich, creamy, and earthy Coconut Curry Lentils are an easy and delicious vegan option for dinner or weekly meal prep! I swapped out the canned chickpeas for quick cooking lentils, and instead of a tomato-based curry sauce, I went with a super rich creamy coconut sauce, that pairs oh. To prepare an easy red lentil curry with paneer, first heat the butter and gently cook the onions and garlic until soft. Remove the curry leaves and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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