Sig's Creamy Cucumber Curry

Name: Sig's Creamy Cucumber Curry
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 75 grams lentils of choice out of can, drained; 500 grams cucumber (or / and zucchini(courgette) seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces; 3 green or 1 red chilli seeded and chopped; 1 can coconut milk; 1-2 pinches turmeric, garam masala, salt and curry powder to taste. (optional),; 10 curry leaves, torn or crushed; 2 tsp black mustard seeds, heated until seeds pop; 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

this is very delicately balanced, mild Curry. (L) #mycookbook #myfavouriterecipes

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

this is very delicately balanced, mild Curry. (L) #mycookbook #myfavouriterecipes

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Ingredients

4 servings

curry
75 gramslentils of choice out of can, drained
500 gramscucumber (or / and zucchini(courgette) seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces
3green or 1 red chilli seeded and chopped
1 cancoconut milk
1-2 pinchesturmeric, garam masala, salt and curry powder to taste. (optional),
ghee
10curry leaves, torn or crushed
2 tspblack mustard seeds, heated until seeds pop
1 tbspghee (clarified butter)

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Steps

1

Wash and drain lentils.
2

Pour 1/2 can coconut milk and 1 and a half cup of water in pan to simmer, add the lentils cook for 12 minutes, blend down if you like to a creamy sauce
3

Add the chopped chilli and sliced cucumber.cook for 15minutes
4

In pan heat ghee add mustard seeds and curry leaves until seeds pop,add to the cucumber,
5

Prepare your rice of choice, I make turmeric or safron rice.I use Basmati rice.
6

Add rest of coconut milk to cucumber, cook curry for about 10 to 15 minutes until sauce has thickened a little.
7

If using, season with salt, garam masala,turmeric and currypowder. this will serve 4 as a light lunch or 2 as a main meal
8

If you leave this to stand for a few hours and gently reheat but not boil all the flavours will be a little bit more intense, just a different experience.
9

You can also blitz it down and serve as cucumber soup with a kick.