Red lentil curry

• Julie C(1500)

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  so easy to make, we all really liked this, even my 2 year old who has it with basmati rice. added chicken for others to bulk it out. tastes even better after a day in the fridge. I use a Bhuna curry paste, but only teaspoon

  on 29/4/20

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Love this. Very tasty for such a simple recipe.

  on 22/7/17

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Lovely and simple recipe, which allows for many variations, as others have posted. My favourite is to add plenty of black pepper and a generous slice from a block of creamed coconut towards the end and let it melt into the lentils.

  on 12/4/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Love this Recipe and make it often. I double up the recipe and use half red and green lentils. The Green lentils give it more texture. I sometimes add chickpeas too. You can add any veggies you have lying around. We especially like Grated carrot, red pepper, fresh or frozen spinach and some butternut squash or sweet potato.

  on 26/2/15

• Guest

  made this last night - it was delish!

  on 14/5/14

• Vanessa B(323)

  I've made this recepy but instead of lentils I've used a tin of chickpeas and I grated a courgette in it and also added a bit of passata... Delicious, cheap and easy :-)

  on 17/2/14

• Merry

  Just cooked this for my family, as we are following the budget meal planner. Didn't really like the sound of with but my meat eating hubby, 4 and 6 year old all said it was a fantastic meal and I loved it too! I added some left over passata, red pepper and carrots and could have addedd more. A real surprise.

  on 17/1/14

• Guest

  Tried this last night and my 6 year old,19month old and I loved it and it was very quick and easy to make

  on 18/11/13

• Guest

  soo good and easy. My 10 year old son makes it for us every Wednesday.

  on 5/7/13

• bea h(4)

  This was amazing, so easy, so cheap, tasty

  on 6/3/13

• Guest

  Sounds good, gotta give it a try!

  on 6/3/13

• Guest

  This is awesome! Ilove it :)

  on 6/3/13

• Guest

  Made this last week. Loved it :-)

  on 26/2/13

• Guest

  Love love this recipe. Its so easy and quick to make. I've made this several times now and I like to add lots of fresh veggies into too. yummy

  on 26/2/13

• Guest

  made this for the 1st time last night & both me & my husband thought it was lovely, he's a big meat eater so I wasn't sure he'd like it but he asked me to make it again, very filling.

  on 21/2/13

• Guest

  my whole family love this. yum

  on 6/2/13

• Guest

  I am in the process of making this dish,loving the smells and the look of it. I shall give my verdict later on.....tbc

  on 27/8/12

• Guest

  Great recipe - especially as it just uses dried ingredients (except the onion and garlic but you usually have those in the cupboard too). Healthy, tasty and cheap! Dried lentils are fine, if you use tinned it won't take as long.

  on 16/6/12

• Guest

  i love this. its so easy and tasty and cheap..now def one of my regular meals!

  on 16/6/12

• Guest

  I loved this!! Doubled up on the quantities and added more curry and chilli to it once served kids as it wasnt hot enough for us also added a few balls of frozen spinach. This is a great quick and cheap meal :D Thank you for posting x

  on 11/6/12

• Guest

  Simple to make, my 2 year olds loved it. Added frozen cauliflower and potatoes to it. Very impressed. Will definitely make it again. Thanks for fab recipe. x

  on 10/6/12

• Guest

  Made this tonight absolutley delicious!! I added some par boiled cubed potatoes, clean plates all round!!

  on 3/5/12

• Guest

  dried lentils or canned

  on 2/5/12

• Guest

  Tried this and its great - my son loves it! So quick and easy to make. Im making more this afternoon for the freezer :) Thank you!

  on 2/5/12

• Guest

  Yummy!! A great family favourite.You could add any veggies to this dish to make it even healthier!

  on 18/1/12

• Guest

  delicious .. i added some tomatoes too ... and garnished with corrainder

  on 29/12/11

• Guest

  A very easy and lovely curry (I add in chick peas like someone suggested below). Made recently for my mother-in law who is veggie, it went down a treat with some chapatti's and rice.

  on 28/12/11

• Guest

  Absolutely yummy!!!

  on 19/8/11

• Guest

  This went down very well. Our toddler loved it. I added chick peas for extra texture

  on 1/6/11

• Guest

  Made this tonight and was really nice - will make again!

  on 16/5/11

• Guest

  I just made this and it is absolutely gorgeous <3 i added grated carrot, broccoli and red kidney beans to mine thanks so much!

  on 16/4/11

• Guest

  Thank you for this recipe. I have always loved lentils when cooked by someone else but been a bit uncertain how to handle them when cooking myself. I tried it and loved it - had it for hangover food one morning! Sounds weird but it worked - it tastes wonderful after being allowed to 'sit' for a few hours. Second time I cooked it I gave it to my 11 month old thinking she'd spit it out - and she absolutely loved it. I boiled some small potatoes separately and then added them at the end - this bulked the dish out. Delicious

  on 27/12/10

• katherine t(40)

  I made this & have to say it is so quick, cheap & tasty It was definatly a hit in our house!!! I think it makes a basic sauce that you can then adapt & add what ever you want. I added mushrooms & chicken, so had a chicken & mushroom curry, served with boiled brown rice it was certainly very filling! Thanks for the recipe :)

  on 19/10/10

• Guest

  I love curries, but I'm afraid this did not do it for me. I used curry paste, cumin etc so the taste and strength was there, but it needs bulking up somehow, maybe some chunky veg. It was like eating baby food.

  on 14/10/10

• Guest

  cooked this last night it was fantastic!!!!I added mushrooms my first time I have ever cooked with lentils and will definately cook this again will be great for winter nights

  on 26/9/10

• Guest

  I would recommend this one. We tried this last night and it was really yummy, not a scrap remained on our plates! We added celery as someone else suggested and next time I will try adding green beans or spinach. We used mild curry powder and it was fine or our toddler.

  on 26/9/10

• Guest

  I made this last night and it was LOVELY! Really warming and filling, especially when you have a cold or feel a bit under the weather! My housemates were very jealous! Highly recommend! I added some carrots and celery to mine, you can add anything really! Im not even veggie but this was totally satisfying :) Michelle Jackson, National Fostering Agency DL: 0845 434 5766

  on 21/9/10

• Guest

  I've made this a couple of times now and I really like it, so do the rest of the family. It's very simple to make and cheap. It's even better if you add some fresh spinach leaves in the last few minutes of cooking, and allow the heat of the curry to wilt the leaves.

  on 7/7/10

• Guest

  I'm really sorry to say that this wasnt a massive hit in our house :( The kids hardly touched it but I thought it was ok. Have to say, I made one with hot curry powder for DH and one with mild for the kids and the mild one was actually nicer. Thought it more suited to lunch.

  on 28/11/09

• Guest

  An amazingly easy and tasty curry. Will try some of the suggestions to add extra ingredients next time.

  on 2/9/09

• Guest

  Lovely! Only thing was my DD aged 2 found it too spicy, so next time I will do hers then do ours with the spices in it. She liked dipping wholemeal pitta in it though and I added boiled egg to it, which she ate. Me and my partner loved it and will make it again. It's so easy and yummy.

  on 1/9/09

• Guest

  I thought initially there were too few ingredients to make this tasty, how wrong was I! It is so yummy, I made it yesterday and have eaten the rest tonight too! I did add alot more curry powder and chilli as I'm used to madras hot curry and I added spinach too as previously suggested. What a fantastic low fat easy recipe, thanks to whoever sent it in!

  on 29/8/09

• Guest

  I tried this last night and it was lovely. I added some veg to it too. I think if I added pineapple it would be very much like a dhansak ( my usual from the take-a-way menu). I can see myself making it quite often....... yummy !

  on 27/8/09

• Guest

  I just made this tonight but missed out the chilli powder as I was giving it to my 14 month DD. It was still lovely and filling and DD seemed to enjoy it too. Will be making it again without a doubt! :D

  on 4/6/09

• Helen M(2186)

  i made this but replaced the lentils with risoto rice and added half a lamb oxo stock cube and i ate it with fried dumplings lol weird combo bit im pregnant so my excuse. i thought it was very nice and will be feeding it my lil man tomorrow

  on 25/4/09

• Guest

  Lentils are a wonderful cheap resource and you can easily add lots of flavour. I like to add fresh or frozen leaf spinach a few minutes before the end of cooking time and garnish with sliced hard-boiled egg and/or some toasted almonds. But you can add any veg, either chopped and cooked with the curry at the start, or leftovers added near the end to warm up.

  on 2/2/09

• Guest

  Really nice and cheap too! I put extra chilli powder in for myself & OH, very filling.

  on 2/2/09

• Guest

  I am the world's worst cook, and I thought I'd go for this as it looked simple.....however I was feeling in an adventurous mood and wanted to pad it out a bit so it'd go a bit further. I added some frozen veg (carrots, peas, brocolli and sweetcorn) about 5 minutes after the lentils. I thought I should add more water. But this was a mistake and it ended up being rather watery. So I took a blender to it and made it into a soup and IT'S GORGEOUS!!! If I hadn't added the extra water it would have been fine and made a really lovely curry. It's very tasty!

  on 17/9/08

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