Simple red lentil curry

Name: Simple red lentil curry
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300 grams red lentils; 200 ml coconut cream; 1 white onion, finely chopped; 3 gloves of garlic; 2.5 cm fresh ginger; Half teaspoon turmeric powder; Half teaspoon cumin powder; 1 teaspoon corriandar powder; 2 green finger sized chillies; 2 cloves; 2 cardamoms; Half teaspoon black peppers; Salt; 1 table spoon tomato paste; Lemon wedges to serve; Fresh mint leaves for garnish; as needed Butter or ghee

Mina Haghjoo @SpiceIsland2

United Arab Emirates

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Mina Haghjoo @SpiceIsland2

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 servings

300 gramsred lentils
200 mlcoconut cream
1white onion, finely chopped
3gloves of garlic
2.5 cmfresh ginger
Halfteaspoon turmeric powder
Halfteaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspooncorriandar powder
2green finger sized chillies
2cloves
2cardamoms
Halfteaspoon black peppers
Salt
1 table spoontomato paste
Lemon wedges to serve
Fresh mint leaves for garnish
as neededButter or ghee

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Melt butter/ghee in the pot. Fry onions until they change colour. Put ginger and garlics and chillies in food processor or chopper. Add ginger and garlic and chillies to pot. Saute few seconds until you feel the aroma.
2

Add cloves,cardamoms turmeric, cumin and corriandar and saute few seconds. Wash and drain red lentils two times and add them to the pot.
3

Add tomato paste, salt and enought water. Bring it to boil. Cover the pot until lentils half cooked(about 10 minutes). Add coconut cream. Continue simmering for another 30 minutes. Add black pepper.Discard cardamoms and cloves. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve with naan or plain steamed rice and lemon wedges.I did not have fresh mint at home. That is why I used dried mint as you see in the photo.