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As I continue my venture into more vegetarian, or should I say lighter options, I always have found Indian vegetarian dishes filling and very tasty. Â I have seen a number of people make variations of this dish and post them on Pinterest. Â So I wanted to try it sometime. Â Now, I have and I love it. Â I loved the sauce so much I have tried to think what else could I make with it. Â We will both have to wait to find out.
 
As a very quick aside, I also wondered what the origin/region of India that this dish comes from. Â So I researched it. Â What I found was this great link from Food Service Warehouse that defined a lot of curries and their general region of origin.
 
Ingredients:
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2 cups red lentils
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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2 tablespoons curry paste
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1 tablespoon curry powder
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1 teaspoon ground turmeric
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1 teaspoon chili powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon white sugar
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1 teaspoon minced garlic
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1 teaspoon ginger paste
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1 (14.25 ounce) can tomato puree
Directions
- Wash the lentils in cold water until the water runs clear. Â Put the lentils in a pot with water to cover and simmer covered until lentils tender. Â Keep a close eye on them. Â You will probably need to add more water as they cook. Â (I liken it to cooking risotto. Â Keep adding water as long as the lentils can absorb more water. Â Don’t worry if there is exists water at the end, the lentils will be drained.)
- While the lentils are cooking: In a large skillet or saucepan, caramelize the onions in vegetable oil.
- While the onions are cooking, combine the curry paste, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, chili powder, salt, sugar, garlic, and ginger in a mixing bowl. Mix well. When the onions are cooked, add the curry mixture to the onions and cook over a high heat stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato puree and reduce heat, allow the curry base to simmer until the lentils are ready.
- When the lentils are tender drain them briefly. Â Mix the curry base into the lentils and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
We love lentils here, thanks for a new recipe!!!
I just made this, the flavor is wonderful! I’m pretty sure this will become a staple in our house. Thank you!
We liked it so much as well that I think it will become a staple in our house too. So glad you tried it and liked it.
Yes, Indian vegetarian dishes are typically filling and flavorful, like yours looks! I bet it’s great for the cooler weather. It must be warm and comforting.
I think you are right. This would be awesome on a cool day.
Yum! I’ve been looking for a lentil recipe (something about fall says lentil to me). Can’t wait to try this!
I had not really tried lentils before. Maybe a little bit if it was on an Indian buffet. They are very versatile and very mild. So the key is how you sauce them or spice them. This was really good.