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Mild Coconut Red Lentil Curry

Mild Coconut Red Lentil Curry

A gentle family curry with creamy coconut, soft red lentils, cauliflower, peas, and fluffy jasmine rice. Mild curry powder keeps the flavor warm and kid-friendly with no spicy heat.

  • coconut milk
  • curry
  • Dairy-Free
  • Egg-Free
  • family-friendly
  • kid-friendly
  • plant-based
  • quick
  • red lentils
  • Vegan
  • weeknight

$9.90

Per Serving

$2.48

Total

30 min

Prep

8 min

Cook

22 min

Difficulty

medium

Ingredients and shopping

Servings

  • 5 1/4 cupsyellow onion
  • 3 cupscauliflower florets
  • 1 3/4 cupslow-sodium vegetable broth
  • 1 1/2 cupswater
  • 1 cupjasmine rice
  • 1 cupred lentils
  • 1 canfull-fat canned coconut milk
  • 1 cupfrozen peas
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • 2 teaspoonsmild curry powder
  • 1 teaspoonfine salt

cauliflower florets · 3 Cup

Kroger® Cauliflower Florets (opens in a new tab)

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full-fat canned coconut milk · 1 Can

Simple Truth Organic® Unsweetened Coconut Milk (opens in a new tab)

50%

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low-sodium vegetable broth · 1.75 Cup

Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Vegetable Broth (opens in a new tab)

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46%

In recipe$0.93
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Simple Truth Organic · 32 oz$2.29
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red lentils, rinsed · 1 Cup

Kroger® Red Lentils (opens in a new tab)

42%

In recipe$1.37
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frozen peas · 1 Cup

Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas (opens in a new tab)

42%

In recipe$0.54
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jasmine rice · 1 Cup

Kroger® Jasmine Rice (opens in a new tab)

20%

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yellow onion, finely diced · 5.29 Ounce

Kroger® Yellow Onion 3 lb Bag (opens in a new tab)

11%

In recipe$0.37
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mild curry powder · 2 Teaspoon

Caribbean Rhythms Mild Curry Powder 4 oz (opens in a new tab)

4%

In recipe$0.16
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olive oil · 1 Tablespoon

Kroger® Extra Virgin Olive Oil (opens in a new tab)

3%

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fine salt · 1 Teaspoon

Kroger® Salt (opens in a new tab)

1%

In recipe$0.01
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water · 1.5 Cup

Tap water

0%

In recipe$0.00
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Common ingredient
28% used in this recipe$25.01 unused

Steps

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1

Rinse the rice

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Rinse the jasmine rice in a fine-mesh strainer until the water runs mostly clear.

2

Cook the rice

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In the small pot, combine the rice, water, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes.

Use dry oven mitts when handling the hot pot and lid.

3

Cook the onion

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While the rice cooks, heat olive oil in the medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often.

4

Bloom the curry powder

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Stir in the mild curry powder and cook for 30 seconds.

5

Start the curry

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Add the red lentils, coconut milk, vegetable broth, cauliflower florets, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt. Stir well and bring to a gentle simmer.

Keep the curry at a gentle simmer to reduce splattering.

6

Simmer until tender

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Cover partially and cook for 14 to 16 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until the lentils are soft and the cauliflower is tender.

Use caution when lifting the hot lid because steam can burn.

7

Add the peas

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Stir in the frozen peas and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until heated through.

8

Serve

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Fluff the rice with a fork and serve the curry over the rice.

Let the curry cool briefly before serving to children.

9

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