Spicy Coconut Curry Lentil Stew Recipes

SPICY LENTIL-COCONUT CURRY/SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, simmer lentils in 2 cups water for 30 minutes or until soft. Remove from heat.
• Combine lentils and their cooking liquid with turmeric & salt in a blender or food processor. Blitz 10-15 seconds or until fairly smooth. Return to saucepan.
• Add cilantro, coconut, brown sugar, cumin powder, coriander, cayenne, , cinnamon and garam masala. Stir well. Cover and set aside.
• In a large frying pan or skillet, heat the oil.
• Add hing, seed mixture and hot red peppers. Sauté until the seeds begin to pop. This will only take a few seconds!
• Add the fennel, garlic and jalapeño, sauté until halfway to soft. Add tomatoes, continue sautéing until fennel is soft and tomatoes are hot and beginning to lose their shape. Remove from heat.
• Add fennel/tomato mixture to lentil mixture in saucepan. Stir well. For soup, add the extra 2/3 cup water. Cover and cook on low heat 15 minutes. Remove hot red peppers before serving.

LENTIL STEW WITH COCONUT AND MADRAS CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, madras curry, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to soften, about 1 minute. Add the parsnips, sweet potatoes and red lentils and cook until warm, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the vegetable stock and coconut milk. Simmer until the vegetables are tender and the lentils are cooked, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 1 minute more. Ladle the stew into bowls and garnish with the Fresno chile, fresh mint and a lime wedge. Serve with grilled naan if desired.

SPICY COCONUT CURRY LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• heat coconut oil in pan over medium heat, when it is hot enough add sweet potatoes, onions, jalapenos. Saute till soft. Add carrots, ginger, turmeric, saute for 5 minutes. Add garlic, saute till soft.
• mix tomato paste in water till dissolved
• add curry, cinnamon, cayenne, pepper, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, chopped tomatoes
• now add and red lentils.
• cook with cover for about 20 minutes, on low-medium setting till every time the water reduces.
• Keep adding water till lentils are soft.
• now after the water reduces add the coconut milk, add basil, cook for 10 more minutes. Add cilantro and turn off heat.
• Serve with a dollop of yogurt and lime. drizzle with olive oil and bit with pepper. Sprinkle with green onions. Also goes well with a side of gluten free roti or whole wheat toast.