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Sri Lanka Parippu (Lentil Curry)

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Recipe

Lentil curry is cooked with coconut milk, nicely tangy and creamy taste!

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

2 hrs
Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ cup lentils
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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1 each onions
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1 each hot chili peppers
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1 each garlic cloves
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3 each curry leaves
or as needed
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½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
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¼ teaspoon coriander
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1 ½ cup coconut milk
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½ teaspoon salt
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
118 ml lentils
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15 ml vegetable oil
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1 each onions
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1 each hot chili peppers
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1 each garlic cloves
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3 each curry leaves
or as needed
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2.5 ml red pepper flakes
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1.3 ml coriander
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355 ml coconut milk
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2.5 ml salt
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Directions

Wash the lentils then soak them in water for about 1 hour.

Slice the onion and chile and chop the garlic.

Heat the oil and stir fry the onion, chile, garlic and curry leaves.

Drain the lentils and add to the pan.

Add the chile powder, the coriander powder and the coconut milk.

Bring to the boil and simmer until the lentils are soft.

Add salt to taste.



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Comments


Chantal

I am not sure you made this recipe I see it wrong -No oil and curry leaves in the ingredients list!!!!

happyzhangbo   

Chantal, thanks for your comment, just edited the recipe, and now it should be more clear to read. Happy Cooking :-)

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 142g (5.0 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 29266% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 21g 33%
Saturated Fat 16g 82%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 309mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 7g 7%
Dietary Fiber 8g 32%
Sugars g
Protein 17g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 8%
Calcium 4% Iron 26%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 
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