Lenten Lentil Curry
Home cooking
Start tasting the lentils before the liquid has fully reduced. If they need more time, add a splash of water now instead of letting the spice mixture stick to the pan.

- Servings (recipe yield)
- Not provided
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 30 min–35 min
- Rest / chill / soak
- Not provided
- Total time
- Not provided
Estimated times for this version of the recipe. Equipment, ingredient preparation and batch size can change the timing.
Times from the source where available.
Ingredients
- 200 g green lentils
- 50 g (1¾ oz) vermicelli
- 1 tsp curry powder
- ½ tsp paprika powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- ½ tsp ground sumac
Instructions
- Thoroughly rinse the lentils and drain the water.
- Put the lentils in the pot, and add 1 L (0.26 gal) of water.
- Bring to a boil, and gently boil for about 15-20 minutes.
- Drain the water.
- Add the other ingredients to the pot.
- Add 1½-2 tsp of salt and a little bit of ground black pepper.
- Add 0.5 L (0.13 gal) of boiling water.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes.
Source: Public Domain Recipes · sinan-kurtulmuş · Recipe source · Public-domain source license
