Week 6: Red Lentil Curry

This time I actually thought to take a picture before eating it











http://allrecipes.com/recipe/red-lentil-curry/

We love lentils, especially red lentils (a good lentil soup is delicious). So when I was looking for a recipe that had red lentils, I saw this recipe and thought, since the last curry dish worked out so well, maybe I'll try it again. We had Karsten over for dinner tonight so he's adding his own comments, too.

We went to an Indian grocery store in Orem and got some curry paste, some cardamom, and some frozen garlic naan bread. While we were there, the lady who owned the store recommended tossing a cinnamon stick and some cardamom in the oil for a little bit to infuse it with some flavor before adding any of the other ingredients.

I also mixed up the spices and cooked them separately in some oil before adding them to the onions, along with some fresh tomatoes. I also added about a pound of cut up chicken after adding the spices. The lentils only took about 10 minutes, but I just left the lid on and they stayed warm without getting mushy. I also added a little extra tomato sauce to balance out the spiciness.

I forgot to put the rice on in the beginning so we ended up just eating it with boil-in-the-bag rice, since it went faster. We also had some fresh pineapple and the frozen garlic naan.

Josh's Rating: 3.5/5

          One thing for sure, I will leave out the chili powder next time, because the recipe was already super spicy without it. That being said, this tasted pretty good, especially with the naan bread. I thought that having lentils and rice would take away too much liquid but it ended up being just the right consistency.

Luisa's Rating: 3.5/5

          It was really good, even though it was so spicy. I loved to eat lentils in a different way than just in a soup. I didn't think mixing the rice and the lentils was a problem at all. Adding the pineapple was also good. If it was a little less spicy, it would be easier to taste all the different flavors.

Karsten's Rating: 4/5

           I love spicy food, and I just really liked this dish. It was a good blend of spices and flavors and tasted great with the naan. There was "naan left" when I was done.