How to Make Favorite Creamy Black Lentil Curry

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, creamy black lentil curry. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Creamy Black Lentil Curry is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Creamy Black Lentil Curry is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have creamy black lentil curry using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Black Lentil Curry:

1. Prepare 1 1/2 cup black lentils
2. Get 2 1/4 tbsp vegetable oil
3. Take 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
4. Get 1 large chopped onion
5. Make ready 1 each green chili
6. Get 1 tbsp fresh ginger diced
7. Get 1/2 cup milk or cream
8. Prepare 2 tsp turmeric powder
9. Take 1 tsp chili powder
10. Get 1 tbsp kosher salt or to taste
11. Get 3 tbsp butter
12. Get 1 tbsp lemon juice
13. Make ready 1 tbsp garlic chopped
14. Make ready 1 each cilantro handful (garnish)
15. Get 1 can beans (optional)
16. Get 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Steps to make Creamy Black Lentil Curry:

1. Rinse black lentils, add lentils, 4 cups water and 1 tablespoon oil to pressure cooker. Pressure cook 20 minutes, allow to cool down naturally. Or in a large pot bring lentils and water to boil, add 1 extra cup water, cook medium low for 45 minutes until done.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot. When it is hot, add cumin, stir, after about 30 seconds, add onion and green chili. Cook until onion is translucent.
3. Add ginger and garlic, stir, cook for about 1 minute.
4. Add the cooked lentils, beans, 2 cups water, milk (soy or almond milk can be used), turmeric, salt and chili powder, cayenne. Stir to combine.
5. Let cook on medium heat, STIRRING FREQUENTLY. 15-20 minutes until it thickens.
6. Turn off heat, add lemon juice and butter. Sprinkle with garnish.
7. Serve with rice or warm bread.

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