Red Lentil Curry

Ingredients

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  2 cup or 370g

• Red Onion

  Freshdirect

  1 small raw or 70g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Paprika

  Spices

  2 tbsp or 14g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cardamom

  Spices

  1 tsp, ground or 2g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  1 can (15 oz) or 425g

• Red Lentils

  Goya

  2 cup or 360g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  1 pinch or 0.4g

Directions

1. Get the rice started
2. Dice the onion. Mince the garlic. Mince the ginger.
3. In a large saucepan or pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat and cook the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the garlic, ginger, paprika, turmeric, and ground cardamom. Cook for about 3 minutes until fragrant. Stir in the tomatoes with their juices and cook for another minute.
5. Add the red lentils and 5 cups of water. Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer. Cook until the lentils are fully pureed, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Add the kosher salt and black pepper. For additional heat, add several pinches of cayenne.