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I hope you all had a great weekend. I am just excited for schools to close and just have a bit of rest from doing school runs. Anyway today I am back with another post and it’s going to be a lentil coconut curry recipe. If you love lentils and need a way of making them more flavourful, then this one will definitely make you excited to include them in your meal plans for any day of the week. Also if you missed my previous posts, check out how to change your life and some gift guides before it’s too late. For the recipe, you will need;
Ingredients
- 2 cans of lentils
- 2 tbs Olive oil
- A chopped onion
- Thumb of ginger crushed
- 3 Cloves garlic
- Cumin
- Coriander
- Garam Masala
- Curry Powder
- Tandoori Powder
- Turmeric
- Paprika
- A stock cube
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- A can of chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- Water
- Salt to taste
- A can of coconut milk
- Chopped coriander leaves
METHOD
- Pour out your 2 cans of lentils and give them a rinse under a sieve.
- Heat up your oil in a preheated pot and add your onions, garlic and ginger and sweat them for 5 minutes.
- Then add a teaspoon each of coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric, tandoori powder, cumin and curry powder.
- Give them a stir and then add a teaspoon of paprika, tomato paste and your stock cube.
- After 3 minutes, add your can of chopped tomatoes and let it cook until slightly thickened and add your sugar to cut acidity from the tomatoes.
- Then add you lentils and give them a good stir and add a cup of water to cover them slightly and season with salt to taste.
- Once it’s simmered for 5 minutes, add your coconut milk, stir and cover to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes on low heat.
- Finish with your coriander leaves and you’re done.
- Serve and enjoy.
That’s all I have for you today, a simple lentil coconut curry that will not disappoint. I hope you give it a try and tell me what you think and if you have any questions, please do ask in the comments below. Also if you have different variations of vegetarian curries, I would love to hear them and check me out on Pinterest. Until next time see yah and have a fabulous week.
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]]>Hey there,
Another week calls for another post and this time it’s a recipe, in case you haven’t noticed I have a Youtube channel now for Everyday Homecooking. Basically it’s all the meals I prepare for my family be it everyday or just a couple of days in a week, if you haven’t subscribed, I would so love the support. So anyway today I am breaking down the recipe for the chicken thighs I have on my channel and if you missed last weeks post, do drop by here. If you’ve never had simple oven baked sweet and sour chicken thighs then this is what you need.
INGREDIENTS
- Chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- Salt to taste
- Pepper
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- Hot sauce to your taste
- 3 cloves Crushed garlic
METHOD
- Place your chicken pieces in a bowl and slit them slightly to let the marinade be absorbed well.
- In a smaller bowl, mix the above ingredients and pour it on the chicken, mix well and cover with cling film for 2 to 4 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 200°
- Place your chicken in a baking dish and bake for 35 minutes
- Serve and enjoy.
That’s it another recipe for you try out and tell me if you like it. For my other recipes on chicken, you can find them here and here. If you have any questions do ask in the comments below. Until next time see yah.
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]]>Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well and that you started off this week with determination and a positive attitude. I am back today with a recipe for you guys and I know you will love it as much as my family and I do. Also before I even continue, did you see what I am loving this season when it comes to decor? Well stop by here and catch up. So, it rained all weekend and the cold was really creeping up, I don’t know about you but cold weather makes me crave a nice warm and hearty meal and this is what I decided upon, a delicious coconut milk fish curry. Well, you are lucky today since I will not bombard you with a million photos but a video tutorial from my Youtube channel on how I made it and how it came together.
Ingredients
- Fish
- Tbsp Olive oil
- Chopped onion
- 5 crushed garlic cloves
- 2 medium sized potatoes
- A cup and a half Frozen vegetables
- A can of Coconut milk
- A tbsp Curry powder
- A tsp Turmeric
- Tsp Cumin
- A tsp Paprika
- A glass of water
- A tbsp tomato paste
- A stock cube
- Salt to taste
- A tbsp Mixed herbs
- Juice of half a lemon
Note: You can use any type of fish you want, I used cod and also depending on how much liquid you would want it to have, do adjust according to your preference. Also you can add some chillies if you want it hot and spicy or just let it be. You can see how it all turned out below, I chose to have it with some bread but you can have it on it’s own or with some rice.
That’s it, I hope you do get to try it out and enjoy it. If you have any questions about anything, do ask in the comments below and don’t forget that any support is highly appreciated, if you would like to subscribe to my channel and get to try out my recipes please do. Wishing you a lovely productive week see yah.
So what’s your go to comforting meal when the weather decides to change?
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