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Pumpkin Lentil Curry with Sesame Tamari Cashews

Pumpkin Lentil Curry with Sesame Tamari Cashews

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Description

Extra cosy slow-cooked Pumpkin Lentil Curry with Sesame Tamari Cashews. Using healthy ingredients like pumpkin, sweet potato, lentils and baby spinach this one pot dinner is nourishing and sure to make you feel great. Served on a bed on basmati rice and topped with crunchy salty sesame tamari cashews, this simple curry makes the perfect comfort food for a night in.

Ingredients

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Pumpkin Lentil Curry

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 1 kg pumpkin, peeled and chopped
  • 2 small sweet potato, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons store-bought Thai Red Curry Paste
  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • 1 cup dried french style lentils
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons tamari (or dark soy sauce)
  • 1 heaped tablespoon smooth natural peanut butter
  • 400 ml can coconut cream
  • 3 cups baby spinach (or baby kale leaves)
  • juice of 1 lime
  • fresh coriander leaves, to serve
  • Cooked basmati or jasmine rice, to serve
  • Lime wedges, to serve

Sesame Tamari Cashews

  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons tamari (or dark soy sauce)

Instructions

To make the pumpkin lentil curry:

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
  2. Add ginger and cook (stirring continuously) for 1 minute.
  3. Add pumpkin, sweet potato and curry paste and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the paste is fragrant.
  4. Add the stock, lentils, fish sauce, tamari and peanut butter and stir to combine.
  5. Bring to the boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook covered for 1-2 hours or until the lentils and pumpkin are tender.
  6. Add the coconut cream, spinach and lime juice, stir to combine and simmer gently for 10 minutes.

To make the sesame tamari cashews:

  1. Heat a fry pan over medium-high heat, add cashews and cook (tossing occasionally) until the cashews are golden and toasted.
  2. Add the sesame oil and tamari and stir to combine.
  3. Cook for 1 minute, remove pan from heat.

To serve:

  1. Divide rice among plates, ladle over the curry, top with fresh coriander leaves and sesame tamari cashews.  Squeeze lime wedges over the curry just before tucking in.  Enjoy x
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 2 hours
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Slow Cooking
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://mylovelylittlelunchbox.com/2020/04/01/pumpkin-lentil-curry-with-sesame-tamari-cashews/