Sweet potato lentil curry

Name: Sweet potato lentil curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1 sweet potato; 100 ml red lentils; 2 stalks spring onion; 400 ml tomato purée (passata); 200 ml coconut milk; 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp ginger (minced); 2 tbsp curry powder; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 0.5 tbsp ground cumin; 0.5 cinnamon stick; 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp canola oil; 0.5 bell pepper

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Kathrin

Community member

"This is a lovely vegetarian curry that can be enjoyed on its own just with bread, or with rice and other varieties of curries. You can also purée it to enjoy it as a hearty soup or gravy with some pasta."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

30 min

Baking

0 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

sweet potato

50 ml

red lentils

1 stalks

spring onion

200 ml

tomato purée (passata)

100 ml

coconut milk

onion

1 cloves

garlic

½ tbsp

ginger (minced)

1 tbsp

curry powder

½ tbsp

ground coriander

¼ tbsp

ground cumin

cinnamon stick

¼ tsp

cayenne pepper

½ tsp

salt

¼ tsp

black pepper

1 tbsp

canola oil

bell pepper

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Step 1/ 5
- ½ sweet potato
- 1 stalks spring onion
- ½ onion
- 1 cloves garlic
- ½ tbsp ginger (minced)
- ¼ bell pepper
Peel and cut sweet potato, onion, ginger and garlic. Dice sweet potato, bell pepper and onion, mince ginger and garlic. Slice spring onion.
Step 2/ 5
- 1 tbsp canola oil
Heat oil in a pan and fry onion for 5 min until soft,
Step 3/ 5
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- ½ tbsp ground coriander
- ¼ tbsp ground cumin
- ¼ cinnamon stick
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Turn down heat to medium, add ginger and garlic and fry until fragrant, then add spices and stir.
Step 4/ 5
- 50 ml red lentils
- 200 ml tomato purée (passata)
- 100 ml coconut milk
Add sweet potato, red lentils, tomato purée and coconut milk and bring to a boil. Simmer on medium heat for about 20mins till the sweet potato is soft.
Step 5/ 5
Add the end, stir in the spring onions and let it simmer another 2 mins. Then turn off the heat. Serve with rice or bread. Top it with cilantro and thinly sliced raw red onions (optionally).
Enjoy your meal!