Easiest Way to Make Green Peas Curry Kerala Style With Coconut

Caribbean Curried Peas (Lentils)

Kerala cherupayar curry recipe (green moong and yellow moong dal recipe) is a comforting dal made from a blend of green mung bean and yellow mung bean lentil.

Recipe Summary Caribbean Curried Peas (Lentils)

This recipe can be eaten as a main or side dish. The key to developing the flavor (and not missing the meat) is caramelizing and developing deep browning of the onions and carrots. In the Caribbean, cooks call this 'burning' the onions.

Ingredients | Green Peas Curry Kerala Style With Coconut

¼ cup canola oil

1 large onion, diced

2 carrots, peeled and diced

salt and ground black pepper to taste

½ teaspoon white sugar

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 fresh chile pepper, minced

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

3 tablespoons curry powder

2 (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth, divided

1 cup lentils

¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste

Directions

Heat canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion, carrots, salt, black pepper, and sugar until onion is a deep brown color, 15 to 20 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add garlic, chile pepper, ginger, and curry powder. Stir constantly to incorporate, about 5 minutes.

Increase heat to medium-heat and stir 1 can vegetable broth into the onion mixture. Scrape up any vegetables or curry powder stuck to the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add lentils and remaining 1 can of vegetable broth; cook until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir cilantro into lentils before serving.

Although this is a vegetarian dish, pork and lamb may be added in when browning the onions. This recipe is delicious with any dried beans including black-eyed peas and garbanzo beans (chick peas). As a main dish, we serve this over rice.

Info | Green Peas Curry Kerala Style With Coconut

prep: 25 mins cook: 50 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

TAG : Caribbean Curried Peas (Lentils)

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