Kale Curried Red Lentils
Simple kale curried red lentils that are ready in 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the Red Lentils
- 6 cup Water
- 2 cup Red Lentils
For Massaging the Kale
- 5 cup Kale Stem removed and chopped
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
For the Curry
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Crushed (about 4 cloves of garlic)
- ¼ cup Red Onions finely diced
- 1 Thai Red Chili Deseeded, finely diced (adjust to taste)
- 1 Tbsp Curry Powder
- ½ cup Coconut Milk divided into 2 parts
- 1 tsp Salt adjust to taste
- ¼ cup Cashew Halves
- 1 Tbsp Dried Cranberries
- ¼ Lime Juiced
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil before adding the lentils to it
- While water is boiling, place kale and oil in a glass container
- Gently massage the kale for 5 minutes and refrigerate
- After boiling the red lentils for about 20 minutes, turn of the heat
- Drain any remaining water from the red lentils and use it as stock in future recipes
- In a stainless steel pan, add the oil and heat on medium for 30 seconds
- Add the cumin seeds and garlic
- Mix it for a few seconds
- Add the onions and Thai red chili
- Saute for about 2 minutes on medium heat
- Add the curry powder and mix
- Add the coconut milk and mix well
- Add the cooked red lentils and kale. Mix well
- Add the remaining coconut milk and the rest of the ingredients
- Mix it well one last time and serve
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Notes
- The Thai red chili can be spicy. When chopping them, I recommend using gloves
- To know when the red lentils are done boiling, use a spoon to mush a couple. If they mush with little effort, they are ready. Also, they will have lost all their color when done. That's another way to know that they are done.
- The water remaining after boiling the red lentils is very nutritious. Do not throw it away. Use it in future recipes like soups, curry or stir fry
- These lentils are the perfect meal-prep recipe. So, transfer to meal prep containers and use them later in the week. If you are refrigerating the lentils, use them up in a week. If you are freezing them, use them up in about a month. I don't recommend microwaving them after removing them from the freezer. Instead, heat it up stove-top for best taste.