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Curry-Spiced Lentils & Spinach

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Crockpot lentils with spinach and curry powder. Scroll down to see more recipes using lentils.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
  • 1 cup lentils, rinsed
  • 1/4 cup converted rice
  • 1 10-ounce package chopped spinach or other greens
  • 1 can (1 1/2 cups) vegetable broth (may use chicken broth if desired)
  • salt to taste
  • Chopped tomato & mint for garnish, if desired

Preparation:

Combine first 11 ingredients in the slow cooker/Crock Pot. Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours, or until rice and lentils are tender but not mushy. Add salt to taste; serve garnished with chopped tomato and mint if desired. May be doubled.
Makes 2 to 3 main dish servings.

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Not enough stockOctober 22, 2009By Grenflowers
"I made this step by step, following the directions exactly and there wasn't enough stock to cover the lentils/spinach. So, I added more. 1/2 way through the cooking on low it needed still a little more water. By the time the 6 hour time period was up. It was pretty much a mushy mess. It's still edible. I am treating just like a runny curry and serving it over rice. As for the flavor- nice. I think the addition of fat or ghee or even cream or yogurt would probably make it taste better- but I like it as it is too. I'm not sure what I did wrong- if any thing. Perhaps, I should have cooked the lentils on the stove top for a 1/2 hour instead. They are pretty delicate and rarely need slow cooking. ( I knew that, but I didn't listen to me!)."

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