Lentil Curry
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Everyday Food, March 2004
- Prep Time 20 minutes
- Total Time 1 hour
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 head cauliflower (2 1/2 pounds), stemmed and separated into florets
- 1 cup brown lentils, picked over, well rinsed, and drained
- 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes with juice
- Coarse salt
- Plain low-fat yogurt, for serving (optional)
Directions
- In a nonstick Dutch oven (5-quart pot with a tight-fitting lid), heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 7 minutes.
- Add curry powder; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in sweet potatoes, cauliflower, lentils, tomatoes and their juice, and 1 1/2 cups water; season with salt.
- Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; cover, and cook until lentils and sweet potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately with yogurt, if desired.
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Very satisfying meal - didn't even miss the meat! I used spicy curry - wonderful flavor, and the end result was not spicy in the least, and I served this over brown rice. My husband loved it too!
I am out of cauliflower, so I am going to use half a head of green cabbage instead and of course with me, I always use twice as much garlic (yes I know there is no garlic listed, and why isn't there?) My Indian friend always cooked with tons of garlic, tomatoes and chick peas and always white rice. I don't like whtite rice, but once in a blue mon okay. And I get the best Madras curry at Hung Thinh Supermarket on Normandy and Lane.
I love curry and this one turned out pretty good. Excellent vegetarian dish. I ran out of mild curry powder after just a tbs or so, so I added a hot red curry paste. Also added a bit of garam masala powder, and I used red lentils. I didn't have plain yogurt, so I served this with a little creme fraish. Yum!
I love it-vegetarian and healthy-and beautiful too-It is better than any curry I've tasted,Thai or Indian~ I have to say I just received my Body Soul by Martha for April and Living for May-Just Beautiful too and I cannot wait to try all of the Earth day and Egg and healthiest recipes I've ever seen in my whole life!
We found this curry to be very bland, even though I used hot curry powder. I won't make this again!
I made this and accidentally doubled the cauliflower, and the water. The portion was huge! But it was yummy, filling and healthy!
I'd say you might use either. You need to be a little flexible with cooking and go with what you like and have on hand. Don't worry, it's not chemistry!
your directions include "tomatoes and their juices" ... but there are no tomatoes listed under ingredients ... how many/much tomatoes? ... canned or fresh?
( .... thank you in advance for your reply)