This is a very nutritious and delicious vegetarian dish. I love yellow lentils, coconut milk, cauliflower, potatoes and carrots each ingredient in this dish. A beautiful mixture of hearty goodness.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American Fusion
Keyword: cauliflower, coconut, yellow lentil
Servings: 10
Calories: 349kcal
Cost: 20
Equipment
a big saucepan or Le Creuset oven
Ingredients
16ozYellow lentils454 grams
10ozCauliflower florets283 grams, cut to 2 inch size
13.66ozCoconut milkunsweetened
3Potatoescut to one inch small cubes
1Onionwhite or yellow, diced
2Carrotscut to small cubes
4tbspCoconut oil
1/2teaspoonTurmeric powder
1cloveGarlic
Saltto taste
3cupsWater
Instructions
Seasoning
Heat the saucepan / Le creuset oven over medium high heat, add the coconut oil once the pan is hot. Add the onion to the pan first, and then add the garlic and the turmeric powder once the onion starts to brown. Mix everything well.
Lentils
Add in the yellow lentils to the pot and saute and season the lentils for a couple of minutes before adding in 3 cups of water. Bring the water to a boil then lower the heat to medium. Mix the lentils well in the water to prevent from sticking to the pot. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes until the water is absorbed by the lentils (remember to stir the lentils every few minutes). Add the coconut milk once the lentils use up the water. Then add the potatoes to the pot, stir the pot and cook for 5 minutes and add the carrots. Cover the pot and continue to cook for another 15 minutes (you can add the potates and the carrots at the same time if you like the soft carrots).
The stirrings create the creamy lentils mixture. Add the cauliflower to the lentil mixture. Mix everything well. Cover the pot and cook for 8-10 minutes (depend on how sofe you like your cauliflower to be). Remember to stir the mixture during the last part of cooking. Serve the creamy coconut cauliflower lentil with a piece of sourdough toast, a pita bread or steamed rice.