Curried Lentil Bread Recipes

EASY CURRIED LENTILS

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat
• Add the diced onion and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the minced garlic and curry powder and cook for 30 more seconds.
• Add the tomatoes and bay leaf and cook for another minute.
• Add the lentils and salt and cook for 8 more minutes.
• Turn the heat to high and add all the vegetable broth and water.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low and let simmer for about 30-35 minutes, until the lentils become soft.
• Remove the bay leaf.
• Using an immersion blender, blend part of the soup so the broth thickens, but leave the soup chunky. If you don' thave an immersion blender, take 3 cups of soup out and blend it, then add it back in.
• Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to 5 days.

CURRIED LENTILS

Steps:

• Rinse lentils and place in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil, then cover, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in the curry paste, coconut cream and season with salt to taste. Return to a simmer, and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until tender.

MALAYSIAN FLATBREAD (ROTI CANAI) WITH CURRIED LENTIL DIP

Steps:

• Combine bread flour, sugar, kosher salt, egg, melted butter, and water for roti canai in a mixing bowl. Mix with your hands until a shaggy dough forms. Transfer to a work surface and knead until a smooth, elastic dough forms, about 7 minutes.
• Divide dough into 8 equal pieces and form each one into a ball. Coat each ball with vegetable oil, transfer to a plate, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 8 hours, to overnight.
• Melt butter for dip in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, ginger, garlic, kosher salt, curry powder, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; stir together and saute until onion has softened and spices are fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it starts to toast and caramelize on the bottom of the pan, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in cold water and coconut milk. Add lentils; stir and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 40 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Reduce heat to low and keep warm while you prepare the roti canai.
• Place 1/4 cup melted butter in a bowl. Transfer rested dough balls onto a lightly oiled work surface. Flatten each ball slightly and rub a little melted butter on top. Cover dough with plastic wrap and let it warm up slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Press on top of the plastic wrap to flatten warmed dough. Remove plastic wrap and add a bit more butter. Stretch each piece from the center out to get it as thin as possible (until almost see-through), adding more butter as needed. Don't worry if there are a few small tears.
• Sprinkle on more melted butter, then pull two sides in towards the center until touching and overlapping slightly. Pull the other two edges in the same way to form a square. Cover with plastic wrap and flatten roti canai one more time.
• Add some melted butter to a skillet set over medium or medium-low heat. Add roti canai and cook until browned, flaky, and crispy on the outside and fully cooked through on the inside, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Remove from the skillet and smush it with your hands to fluff it up and separate the layers of dough. Repeat to cook remaining roti canai.
• Sprinkle the curried red lentil dip with cilantro and sliced serrano peppers and serve alongside the roti canai.

CURRIED LENTIL HUMMUS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 2 cups water and lentils; simmer until lentils are very soft and have absorbed the water, about 40 minutes.
• In a food processor, puree lentil mixture with goat cheese, curry powder, chili powder, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Add parsley; pulse to combine. Serve at room temperature with grilled or toasted pita bread.

CURRIED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion in oil till tender.
• Stir in curry paste - cook, stirring till aromatic - about 2 minutes.
• Add coconut cream - cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, lentils and stock.
• Stir and bring to gentle simmer.
• Simmer 30 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve and stir through chopped parsley.

CURRIED LENTIL-AND-RICE LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 mini loaf pans or 1 standard loaf pan with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang; brush with oil. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add rice, lentils, onion, and curry powder. Cook, stirring, until fragrant and toasted, about 3 minutes. Add water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed and lentils and rice are al dente, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Transfer to pans; bake until tops are golden brown and firm, about 1 hour. Let cool at least 10 minutes.

CURRIED YELLOW LENTIL PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Warm the butter over high heat in a soup pot. Add the curry powder and, stirring constantly, toast it for 2 minutes. Add the ginger and cook for 1 minute. Add the onion and carrots, stir and cook until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the lentils and the chicken broth, stir and adjust seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Partly cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 40 minutes. Add cold water if the mixture becomes dry.
• Add the coconut milk and stir. Adjust the consistency of the soup, if necessary with additional chicken broth, water or regular milk. It should be thick, but should fall off a spoon, not mound on it. Adjust the seasoning again with salt and pepper. The soup can be kept over low heat for up to an hour before serving, but do not let it boil. This will cause the coconut milk to break. Serve garnished with basil and with basmati rice on the side.