Curried French lentils

Adapted from Straight Up Food

Time

1 hour total: 40 minutes attended, 20 minutes unattended

Difficulty

very easy

Yield

3000 g (servings 4 –8)

Ingredients

Weight

Volume

Procedure

Onions, chopped

320 g

2 cups

Celery, sliced

70 g

⅔ cup

Mushrooms, fresh, coarsley chopped

60 g

½ cup

Combine in a large stock pot or sauce pan over medium heat.

Sauté until slightly softened, about 6 minutes.

French green lentils

250 g

1¼ cup

Vegetable stock or water

1500 g

6 cups

Add to pot, cover and bring to boil.

Uncover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Skim as necessary.

Tomatoes; diced (canned, with liquids)

400 g

1½ cups

Yam or sweet potato, diced ⅖" / 10 mm

100 g

¾ cup

Potato, diced ⅖" / 10 mm

100 g

¾ cup

Cauliflower florets

100 g

1 cup

Broccoli florets

100 g

1 cup

Yellow curry powder (such as Curry powder or Modernist Curry Powder)

6 g

1 tbsp

Herbs de provence or Autumn spice mix

2 g

2 tsp

Garlic powder

3.1 g

1 tsp

Salt (optional)

7 g

2½ tsp

Add to pot and stir to combine.

Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Swiss chard (or other greens), coarsley chopped

100 g

3 cups

Add to pot and stir to combine.

Simmer until lentils and vegetables are fully tender, about 5 minutes.

Adapted: 2020.

Notes

The mushrooms in step 2 make it possible to saute the vegetables without oil. They release a lot of water. When they stop releasing water and the liquid dries up, it is a good time to move on the next step.

Fresh tomatoes also work in this recipe. Use 200 g fresh tomatoes (deseeded) with 200 g passata.

Nutrition

Serving size 750 g; calories 424.7 kcal, kilojoules 1776.8 kJ, protein 23.4 g, carbohydrates 50.3 g, sugar 15.4 g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 0.9 g, unsaturated fat 0.8 g, trans fat 0 g, fiber 34.3 g, cholesterol 0 mg,

Type stew

Author bhsimon

Yield

Servings

–

Serving size 375–750 g

Serve	Per serve
Energy (kcal)	424.7
Energy (kJ)	1776.8
Protein (g)	23.4
Fat (g)	3
Carbs (g)	50.3
Sugars (g)	15.4
Fiber (g)	34.3
Sodium (mg)	1699.4
Cholesterol (mg)	0

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