Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, creamy black lentil curry. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook creamy black lentil curry using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Black Lentil Curry:
- Take 1 1/2 cup black lentils
- Get 2 1/4 tbsp vegetable oil
- Take 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Take 1 large chopped onion
- Take 1 each green chili
- Prepare 1 tbsp fresh ginger diced
- Get 1/2 cup milk or cream
- Make ready 2 tsp turmeric powder
- Make ready 1 tsp chili powder
- Get 1 tbsp kosher salt or to taste
- Take 3 tbsp butter
- Prepare 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Take 1 tbsp garlic chopped
- Make ready 1 each cilantro handful (garnish)
- Prepare 1 can beans (optional)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions to make Creamy Black Lentil Curry:
- Rinse black lentils, add lentils, 4 cups water and 1 tablespoon oil to pressure cooker. Pressure cook 20 minutes, allow to cool down naturally. Or in a large pot bring lentils and water to boil, add 1 extra cup water, cook medium low for 45 minutes until done.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot. When it is hot, add cumin, stir, after about 30 seconds, add onion and green chili. Cook until onion is translucent.
- Add ginger and garlic, stir, cook for about 1 minute.
- Add the cooked lentils, beans, 2 cups water, milk (soy or almond milk can be used), turmeric, salt and chili powder, cayenne. Stir to combine.
- Let cook on medium heat, STIRRING FREQUENTLY. 15-20 minutes until it thickens.
- Turn off heat, add lemon juice and butter. Sprinkle with garnish.
- Serve with rice or warm bread.
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