Egyptian Lentil Curry

Egyptian Red Curry

Whether in a light soup or a heavy and dense stew, this Egyptian lentil dish makes the Sudanese lentil dish different and distinct.

Yields1 Serving
 1 Large onion
 5 Garlic cloves.
 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil such as corn oil.
 1 cup Peeled red lentils
 1 Large tomato.
 1 Sweet green pepper or enough of it.
 1 cup Chopped carrots
 5 cups Water.
 1 Cube of chicken broth.
 1 tbsp Fresh chopped coriander leaves.
 1 tbsp Paprika.
 ½ tbsp Ground cinnamon.
 ½ tsp Mashed ginger.
 Pinch of sea salt.
 Pinch of pepper powder.
 Juice of a whole lemon or as desired and taste.
1

Chop tomatoes and the onions cut the garlic cloves into halves and green pepper and carrots into cubes. Add the oil to an appropriate sized saucepan and set it on low heat until the oil is hot. Add the chopped onion to the hot oil pan and stir for four to five minutes until it changes colour and becomes translucent, then add the garlic chunks for 2 minutes.

2

Place the lentils in a saucepan and mix well, for a minute or two until the lentils' colour appears to change. Add water and mix, then add the chopped green pepper and the chopped carrot to the saucepan and mix well, cover the pot and leave on low heat for twenty-five to forty minutes.

3

Add the mashed ginger, paprika, chicken broth flavour cube, roughly chopped coriander leaves, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of ground black pepper. Stir the ingredients well and make sure the flavour cube of chicken broth is melted in the lentil pan. Then add lemon juice to keep stirring the ingredients together. Cover the pot and let it simmer for another ten to fifteen minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and pour the lentils into a serving dish. Serve hot with toast or white rice.

Ingredients

 1 Large onion
 5 Garlic cloves.
 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil such as corn oil.
 1 cup Peeled red lentils
 1 Large tomato.
 1 Sweet green pepper or enough of it.
 1 cup Chopped carrots
 5 cups Water.
 1 Cube of chicken broth.
 1 tbsp Fresh chopped coriander leaves.
 1 tbsp Paprika.
 ½ tbsp Ground cinnamon.
 ½ tsp Mashed ginger.
 Pinch of sea salt.
 Pinch of pepper powder.
 Juice of a whole lemon or as desired and taste.

Directions

1

Chop tomatoes and the onions cut the garlic cloves into halves and green pepper and carrots into cubes. Add the oil to an appropriate sized saucepan and set it on low heat until the oil is hot. Add the chopped onion to the hot oil pan and stir for four to five minutes until it changes colour and becomes translucent, then add the garlic chunks for 2 minutes.

2

Place the lentils in a saucepan and mix well, for a minute or two until the lentils' colour appears to change. Add water and mix, then add the chopped green pepper and the chopped carrot to the saucepan and mix well, cover the pot and leave on low heat for twenty-five to forty minutes.

3

Add the mashed ginger, paprika, chicken broth flavour cube, roughly chopped coriander leaves, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of ground black pepper. Stir the ingredients well and make sure the flavour cube of chicken broth is melted in the lentil pan. Then add lemon juice to keep stirring the ingredients together. Cover the pot and let it simmer for another ten to fifteen minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and pour the lentils into a serving dish. Serve hot with toast or white rice.

Egyptian Lentil Curry

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