Coconut Green Lentil Curry
Posted on April 4th, 2013 by admin
Slimming Eats Recipe
Extra Easy – 3 syns per serving
Green – 3 syns per serving
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Author: Slimming Eats
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup of uncooked green lentils, rinsed
- 3 cups of stock
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 1 zucchini (courgette), finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil (4 syns)
- 2 tablespoons of green curry powder (use a regular hot curry powder if you can’t get this)
- 5 cardamom pods
- 2 cups (480ml) of Silk Coconut Milk* (8 syns)
- sweetener to taste
- salt and black pepper
- fresh chopped coriander
Instructions
- Place lentils in a saucepan, cover with stock, bring to boil and then simmer covered until all stock is almost absorbed and lentils are tender.
- Add the olive oil to a frying pan over a medium high heat, add the onion, carrot, ginger and garlic and fry until softened.
- Add the curry powder and zucchini and mix to evenly coat.
- Add the lentils, coconut milk, cardamom pods and sweetener to taste. Season with some salt and black pepper.
- Allow to simmer for approx 20 mins until curry has reduced down and thickened.
- Serve with your choice of sides.
*NOTE – For those in the UK, use Kara coconut milk. If you prefer you can count the milk in this towards your HEa serving, but be sure to use the remainder of your HEa elsewhere in your day.
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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per serving (no rice) |
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Calories |
276 |
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Fat |
6.4g |
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Saturated Fat |
3.1g |
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Total Carbohydrate |
41.1g |
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Dietary Fibre |
17.3g |
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Sugars |
7.3g |
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Protein |
14.9g |
Filed under: 2+ syns, Extra Easy, grains, beans or pulses, Green, lunch, main course
