This recipe is Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Slimming World (SP) and Weight Watchers friendly
Slimming Eats Recipe
Extra Easy – 1.5 syns per serving
Green – 1.5 syns per serving
Aubergine, Courgette, Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry
Serves 4
Author: Slimming Eats
Ingredients
- 1 baby aubergine, chopped
- 1 large courgette, chopped
- 1 sweet potato, chopped (substitute with butternut squash for SP day)
- ½ cup of red lentils
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 red chilli, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of curry powder (I used a green curry powder)
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
- 1 stick of lemongrass, ground up
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- ⅔ cups (160ml) of light coconut milk (5 syns)
- 1.5 cups (360ml) of chicken or vegetable stock
- coconut oil spray
- salt and black pepper
- freshly chopped coriander to serve
Method
- Spray a large saucepan with some coconut oil spray. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the chilli’s, lemon grass, curry powder, tomato paste and stir thoroughly.
- Add the aubergine, courgette, sweet potato, lentils, coconut milk and chicken stock and bring to the boil. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 mins.
- Top with some chopped Coriander and serve with steamed basmati rice or for an SP day Roasted Cauliflower Rice
The recipe above has been calculated for Slimming World, however for those of you following the Weight Watchers plan or another calorie controlled type diet. Below is the approx nutritional information:
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Approx NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
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1 serving (without rice) |
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Calories |
200 |
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Fat |
3.4g |
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Saturated Fat |
2.1g |
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Total Carbohydrate |
35.9g |
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Dietary Fibre |
13.4g |
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Sugars |
8.7g |
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Protein |
10.3g |
I absolutely love lentils in a curry, this sounds great! I’d switch the chicken stock for veg, and this would be a lovely vegetarian dinner!