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red lentil curry. green lentils red curry

a fixed version of this weird recipe: https://pinchofyum.com/red-curry-lentils

ingredients:

  • 3 cups green lentils
  • 3-4 onions, diced
  • 4tbsp cooking oil
  • 4tbsp red curry paste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • garlic, 4-8 cloves, minced or pressed
  • ginger, first-segment-of-thumb size, peeled/minced
  • 1 can of 'tomato sauce' (tomato puree with garlic/salt/onion preadded) (680ml is normal, more would be ok too)
  • 2 cans coconut milk (preferably good stuff, not cheap/rooster brand)
  • salt to taste
  • rice for serving. either precooked or uncooked to cook alongside

spice mix:

  • 4tsp garam masala
  • 2tsp curry powder
  • 1tsp turmeric
  • 2tsp white sugar
  • cayenne powder

(go ahead and combine the spices whenever, set aside another ~1tsp turmeric for the lentils)

  1. start cooking the lentils (2:1 water ratio, 2 bay leaves, stir in a bit of turmeric, bring to boil, reduce to simmer while covered for 15-20min, check doneness towards the end)
  2. set aside in a strainer, draining off excess water
  3. once the lentils are going, add the oil and onions to your primary saucepot and cook on medium-low.
  4. once onions are looking soft and translucent, add the ginger and continue a couple minutes.
  5. next add garlic and turn the heat up to high
  6. once garlic is cooking and pan is hot (don't burn garlic!), add the spice mix and red curry paste, stir frequently to prevent burning
  7. once spices have been activated and mixed thoroughly with the good stuff, pour in the can of tomato sauce. stir it all together and let the tomato sauce cook for 5-10 minutes, until it tastes cooked. you probably want to turn the heat down to medium so it doesn't splatter
  8. you probably want to start cooking some rice at this point since the lentils should be done by now
  9. add the coconut milk and cook for another ~5 minutes until the fat is all melted and integrated. if your coconut milk is watery, add another 5 or so minutes for reduction
  10. last, dump in all the lentils and stir together. cook for another 10-20min depending on how much you want to reduce
  11. salt to taste, then serve on rice. you can also leave unsalted and salt at serving time. but you gotta salt one way or another
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