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Slow Cooker Lentil Curry
One of the easiest curries you'll ever make. Vegan, gluten free and dang tasty. You're going to love this one.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 216 kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups whole green lentils
- 2.75 cups Vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon of coriander sprigs
- 2 tablespoons of cornflour
- ½ tablespoon of tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons of ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon of chilli powder
- 4 dried curry leaves
- ½ tablespoons ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ tablespoon of curry powder
- Fresh Coriander leaves
- Yogurt or vegan yoghurt for garnish optional
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
Instructions
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Put your lentils, vegetable stock, coriander springs, cornflour, tomato paste and all of your spices and seeds in the slow cooker and mix everything together (do not add your yoghurt or your fresh coriander leaves).
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Cook the lentil curry on high for 4 hours.
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If you find that the lentils are dry once they're cooked, add 1 cup of water and stir it through.
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Add you coriander leaves and stir through. Then season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Feel free to garnish your curry with yoghurt before serving. Then you can serve with rice, flatbreads or any other side that you like.
Recipe Notes
- Rice, parathas, roti and naan are beautiful sides for this curry.
- If you're vegan and want to garnish the dish with yoghurt, use vegan youghurt.
- Green whole lentils work wonderfully for this recipe. Avoid split lentils and red lentils, they will overcook and go mushy.
- If you want to, you may soak the lentils before cooking them if you wish. The link to this post and this post will give some information as to why you may want to.
- If you find that the lentils are dry once they have been cooked, then add 1 cup of water to add some moisture to the curry.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Lentil Curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216
Calories from Fat 14
% Daily Value*
Fat 1.5g2%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Sodium 1212mg53%
Potassium 677mg19%
Carbohydrates 38.8g13%
Fiber 13.9g58%
Sugar 3.8g4%
Protein 14.6g29%
Calcium 72mg7%
Iron 7mg39%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.