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Red Lentil Coconut Curry with Cilantro Chutney Recipe

Red Lentil Coconut Curry with Cilantro Chutney recipe
100 Days of Real Food

Excerpted from A Couple Cooks | Pretty Simple Cooking: 100 Delicious Vegetarian Recipes to Make You Fall in Love with Real Food by Sonja and Alex Overhiser. Copyright © 2018. Available from Da Capo Lifelong Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked brown basmati rice
1 medium yellow onion
3 medium garlic cloves
1 3- inch nub fresh ginger
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup red lentils
1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons full-fat coconut milk (divided)
¼ cup red curry paste*
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4- 5 cups baby spinach leaves (packed (chopped if leaves are large))
¼ cup diced yellow onion (reserved from above)
2 cups packed cilantro leaves and tender stems
¼ cup chopped golden raisins
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt

Method

1
Make the brown rice according to the package instructions.
2
For the curry: Peel and dice the onion. Reserve 1/4 cup for the chutney and set aside; use the remaining portion for the curry. Peel and mince the garlic. Peel and mince the ginger and measure out 2 tablespoons.
3
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat, then add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute.
4
Add the lentils, tomatoes, 1 cup coconut milk, 2 cups water, red curry paste, tomato paste, and kosher salt. Bring to a simmer and cook very gently, just barely bubbling, for 10 to 15 minutes until the lentils are soft (if not, cook a few minutes more until tender).
5
Stir in the spinach along with 2 tablespoons coconut milk and cook until the leaves wilt. Taste and add additional kosher salt or coconut milk to taste.
6
For the chutney, use an immersion blender or standard blender to blend the reserved 1/4 cup diced onion, cilantro, golden raisins, white wine vinegar, olive oil, kosher salt, and 1/4 cup water. Blend into a thick, smooth sauce.
7
To serve, spoon the lentils over rice and top with a dollop of chutney.