Katie's Curried Lentils

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 99.8
  • Total Fat: 4.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 2.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
  • Protein: 5.0 g

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Introduction

This pressure cooker recipe could be made on the stove, or adapted for the slow cooker. The recipe is also easy to modify or multiply! This pressure cooker recipe could be made on the stove, or adapted for the slow cooker. The recipe is also easy to modify or multiply!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Lentils, 1 cup any color
    Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
    Garlic, 2 cloves, mashed
    Ginger Root, 1 tsp mashed
    Curry powder, 1 tsp
    Garlic powder, 1 tsp
    Cardamom, ground, .25 tsp
    Paprika, .5 tsp
    Mustard seed, yellow, 1 tsp ground
    Cinnamon, ground, .5 tsp
    Water, 2.25 cups

Directions

Heat oil and sautee garlic and ginger until soft (usually 2-3 minutes). Add spices, stir. Add lentils and water and cook per method instructions. (In the pressure cooker, use the "Cook" mode and watch for doneness!) Makes approximately two cups. Goes great with jasmine or basmati rice.

Variations: Substitute rice for half of the lentils. Add canned beans or frozen/canned peas/other vegetables (thawed) for the last few minutes of cooking.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KTLASERS.