Recipe of Homemade Vegetarian Lentil Curry

Vegetarian Lentil Curry.

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vegetarian lentil curry. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vegetarian Lentil Curry is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Vegetarian Lentil Curry is something which I've loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook vegetarian lentil curry using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian Lentil Curry:

1. {Prepare 180 g of lentils, soaked overnight (slightly less than a cup).
2. {Get 1 of large onion, sliced thin.
3. {Prepare 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
4. {Take 1 of thumb-sized chunk fresh ginger, minced.
5. {Take 1 of large potato, cubed.
6. {Get 1 of medium carrot, cubed.
7. {Prepare 1 Tbsp of curry powder (I used Madras curry powder. Add up to 1 Tbsp more for very spicy curry).
8. {Get 1 Tbsp of tomato paste.
9. {Take 1 of Cinnamon stick (optional, gives it a nice accent).
10. {Make ready 1 tsp of sea salt.
11. {Take of Chives or cilantro to finish.

Instructions to make Vegetarian Lentil Curry:

1. If time permits, soak lentils in plenty of water for a few hours. Cube the potato and carrot, and cut onion into thin slices. Mince the garlic and ginger..
2. Heat oil in a deep sauce pan or pot. Add the onions, minced garlic and ginger and sauté on medium low until soft and starting to turn golden (about 10-15 minutes).
3. Add 1 tablespoon curry powder (add 1/2 to 1 Tablespoon more for extra so iciness) and stir in for 1 minute until fragrant..
4. Add 1 tablespoon tomato paste and mix in with onions and spices..
5. Add the lentils, potatoes, carrots and cinnamon stick (if using) to the pan. Pour in enough water (I use the water from soaking lentils) or vegetable broth to completely cover the lentils & veggies..
6. Bring everything to a boil then turn to low heat. Cover with lid and simmer for 30-45 until soft..
7. When lentils are soft, mix in 1/2 tsp salt, taste and add more if needed. I added 1 tsp in total. Fold in some chopped chives or cilantro and serve with steamed rice or Indian bread like naan..

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