Mild Coconut Red Lentil Curry

Servings: 4 · Prep: 8 min · Cook: 22 min · Total: 30 min

Ingredients

• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 1/4 cups yellow onion
• 2 teaspoons mild curry powder
• 1 cup red lentils
• 1 can full-fat canned coconut milk
• 1 3/4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• 3 cups cauliflower florets
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 teaspoon fine salt

Equipment

Measuring Cups; Measuring Spoons; Cutting Board; Chef’s knife; Fork; Wooden spoon; Fine-mesh strainer; Medium saucepan; small pot; measuring cups; measuring spoons; cutting board; chef’s knife; fork; wooden spoon; fine-mesh strainer; medium saucepan

Steps

1. Rinse the rice. Rinse the jasmine rice in a fine-mesh strainer until the water runs mostly clear.
   • 1 cup jasmine rice — rinsed
2. Cook the rice. 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.
   • 1 cup jasmine rice — rinsed
   • 1 1/2 cups Water
   • 1/4 teaspoon salt

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

3. Cook the onion. While the rice cooks, heat olive oil in the medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often.
   • 1 tablespoon olive oil
   • 1 cup yellow onion — finely diced
4. Bloom the curry powder. Stir in the mild curry powder and cook for 30 seconds.
   • 2 teaspoons mild curry powder
5. Start the curry. Add the red lentils, coconut milk, vegetable broth, cauliflower florets, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt. Stir well and bring to a gentle simmer.
   • 1 cup red lentils — rinsed
   • 1 can coconut milk
   • 1 3/4 cups vegetable broth
   • 3 cups cauliflower
   • 3/4 teaspoon salt

   Keep the curry at a gentle simmer to reduce splattering.

6. Simmer until tender. 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. Stir in the frozen peas and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until heated through.
   • 1 cup peas
8. Serve. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve the curry over the rice.

   Let the curry cool briefly before serving to children.

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