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South Indian Lentils w/ Curry Leaves

Food

Ingredients

18 oz dried red lentils

1 cup (~160g) finely chopped tomatoes

1 cup (~125g) coarsely chopped onion

2-4 serrano peppers, seeded and finely chopped (~50g)

1 tbsp salt

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp turmeric

9 cups water

2 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp mustard seeds

15-20 fresh curry leaves

1- 14 oz can coconut milk

Directions

In a colander, thoroughly wash and drain the lentils.

In a 5-quart slow cooker, combine lentils, tomatoes, onion, peppers, spices & water, stirring well. Cover and cook on low heat for 5½ hours.

In a large skillet, heat oil over med-high heat. Add the cumin seeds & mustard seeds; cover and cook until mustard seeds pop.

Add curry leaves, cook and stir until lightly browned (be careful because they can burn easily).

Stir curry leaf mix & coconut milk into lentils. Stir, cover and cook on low another 30 min.

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