Easy Coconut Curry Sauce
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A creamy coconut curry sauce with lentils, pumpkin, and spinach made with common grocery store spices. Ready in 30 minutes, this has authentic Indian-inspired flavors without being too intense.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 5- 2 tbsp coconut oil, ghee or any regular cooking oil ((canola, olive oil etc))
- 4 garlic cloves (, minced)
- 2 tsp fresh ginger (, finely grated)
- 1/2 onion (, finely chopped (brown or yellow))
- 400ml/14oz can coconut milk ((full fat))
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup tomato passata ((tomato puree) (Note 1))
- 400 g/14 oz can brown lentils (, drained)
- 250 g / 8 oz pumpkin (~3 cups) (, cut into 2cm / 4/5" cubes)
- 2 cups (tightly packed) baby spinach
- 1/2 cup cashews (, unsalted (roasted or raw) (Note 2))
- 1/2 tsp each cooking/kosher salt + black pepper
- 1 tbsp garam masala ((Note 3))
- 2 tbsp curry powder ((mild or spicy, your choice, Note 4))
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp paprika ((sweet, or hot for spice!))
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Coriander/cilantro leaves (, whole or chopped)
- Chopped cashews ((optional))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 30M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 865mg
- Total sugar
- 9g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1343mg
- Calcium
- 139mg
- Iron
- 9mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 865MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.