Curried Yellow Lentil Porridge Recipes

CURRIED LENTILS

Steps:

• Rinse lentils and place in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil, then cover, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in the curry paste, coconut cream and season with salt to taste. Return to a simmer, and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until tender.

CURRIED YELLOW LENTIL PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Warm the butter over high heat in a soup pot. Add the curry powder and, stirring constantly, toast it for 2 minutes. Add the ginger and cook for 1 minute. Add the onion and carrots, stir and cook until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the lentils and the chicken broth, stir and adjust seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Partly cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 40 minutes. Add cold water if the mixture becomes dry.
• Add the coconut milk and stir. Adjust the consistency of the soup, if necessary with additional chicken broth, water or regular milk. It should be thick, but should fall off a spoon, not mound on it. Adjust the seasoning again with salt and pepper. The soup can be kept over low heat for up to an hour before serving, but do not let it boil. This will cause the coconut milk to break. Serve garnished with basil and with basmati rice on the side.

SPICY INDIAN YELLOW LENTIL CURRY

Steps:

• In a pressure cooker, put the lentils, tomatoes and 4 cups of water with a pinch of turmeric powder.
• Pressure cook until the lentils are tender.
• Heat 1 tablespoons of oil in a pot.
• Once its hot, add mustard and cumin seeds.
• Allow to splutter.
• Once they stop spluttering, add corriander seeds, asafoetida powder, curry leaves and green chillies.
• Stir-fry for 5 minutes.
• Add onions and stir-fry till they become golden brown in colour.
• Remove from heat.
• Open the pressure cooker.
• Add this mixture to the cooked dal.
• Stir well.
• Add tamarind pulp and salt to taste.
• Mix well and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot over rice alongwith some plain yogurt on the side,or, with dosas and chutney.
• Enjoy!