Yellow Pea and Lentil Curry with Rice
A hearty curry combining yellow peas and lentils with coconut milk, curry spices, and pickled vegetables for brightness.

Total
55 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
45 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup, rinsed Yellow Peas
- 1/2 cup, rinsed red lentils
- 1, diced onion
- 1 can (400 ml) Coconut Milk
- 2 tsp Curry
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Coriander
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 1/4 cup, chopped Mixed Pickles(optional)
- 3/4 cup Jasmine Rice
- 2 tbsp, chopped Parsley
- to taste salt
Instructions
- 1
Cook jasmine rice according to package directions.
- 2
Simmer yellow peas in salted water for 25 minutes until nearly tender.
- 3
In a pot, sauté onion in a little oil until soft. Add curry, cumin, coriander, and garlic powder; toast 1 minute.
- 4
Stir in tomato puree, coconut milk, drained peas, and lentils. Simmer 20 minutes until lentils are soft, adding water as needed.
- 5
Season with salt, stir in chopped pickles and parsley, and serve over rice.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
620
31% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 22 g |
| Carbohydrate | 92 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Fiber | 14 g |
| Sugar | 7 g |
| Sodium | 540 mg |
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