Lentil Curry - the most amazing EASY Lentil Recipe in the world!!!

This Lentil Curry is a streamlined take on Indian Dal, calling for just TWO spices and only water, no stock! It's a lentil recipe that's all about getting the most out of a few ingredients and proof that you can eat amazing food on a budget. Make this with any type of dried lentils or even split peas!

Don't let the simplicity of this recipe fool you. This is knock-your-socks-off good!

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[MW-objm]

Don’t you just love straight to the point cooking videos? Without people taking about why they’ve took their dog to the vet and shit. Thanks!

[Kakifruit]

I love it when people leave out the tons of info we dont need. It takes less than a min to show us how it is done! THANK YOU! <3<3

[rgravi]

this is what im looking for, no voiceovers, simple and stfwd 1 min of life

[blackbird]

I can’t say enough about this recipe! It’s simple and delicious! My entire family was blown away by this dish. It really is restaurant quality.

[jeannechuah]

I just made this an hour ago, with some modifications: i boil and simmer the lentil for 10mins, and just put 1 cup of water instead of 3 cups, replace cayenne with chili powder, and add bunch of baby spinach in the end together with coriander, omg so lovely! And when you simmer the dal with water before cooking it, it will reduce the cooking time by half as well, and the texture will be soft and delicate! The best dal curry ever! Thanks for the lovely recipe nagi xxx💕💕

[anudhadutta]

if you soak the lentils for minimum 15 mins and put hot water, you can save at lease 20 mins, by leaving in the pot which has enough heat to continue cooking for 15 mins. In this day and age one has to save on costly energy bills

[alyssaf]

This has actually become one of my absolute recipe staples. I make it all the time, and it's always amazing. Thank you!

[amug]

Ancient Indian Recipe!!!! All our great great grandmother's delightfully made these to the entire extended family as often as possible using wood fired stoves and Ghee instead of butter as mentioned here.

[michellemina]

I just cooked this today for lunch and it’s good! For some reason, the coconut milk that I bought was kinda sweet so it made the entire dish sweeter than I thought. But I increased the quantity of spices and added some tomato paste and it worked!!! Thank you for this recipe, Nagi! Love all of your videos too! They all look very delicious, can’t wait to try them all!

[iwmdglq]

Just made this and it was amazing!! Didn't add 3 cups of water - just added in a tin of water from the tomato can and extra coconut milk. Thank you!!

[sctong]

Made it this afternoon and i love it! I added bay leaf, replace water with vegetable stock and they tasted so good and comforting. Thank you for sharing!

[ponyyxl]

Just made this.
WOW 🤩 Must try! I used canned lentils washed and drained. So gooood!
Thanks!

[jills]

Yum! Loved it. Didn’t have a curry powder so added a tsp each of cummin, coriander, garam masala, turmeric, some chilli flakes. Delicious.

[QIBOYS]

I dislike coconut milk so I didn’t put it or any other substitute, I put in a quarter of a vegetable stock cube and a lot of chili flakes! It turned out great!!

[UmbrellaGirla]

Holy moly. I actually made it it's goood and flavrfu. I only added half a cup of water though cause I made it before using 3 cups and it turned like lentil soup.
Thanks for the recipe 😁 I'll definitely make it again and again.

[robinh]

I made this including veggies and putting less coconut milk and curry and it turned out amazing!! I’m eating it with some rice, so good!

[hamdiyussuf]

Have this on the stove right now. Waiting for the rice to finish and ill update once I eat. Smells good and tasty. Didn't have coconut milk, so I just used water. Can't wait to try the original recipe!

[darkchocolategirl]

Super fantastic recipe. I substituted 1/2 Greek yogurt and 1/2 cup water for the coconut milk. Didn't add the tomato a family member can't eat. It was delicious and this is my second time using this recipe. So easy, love it and so does family. Thank you and definitely sharing this video.

[MsGrey]

I stumbled upon this recipe on the website years ago and I am so glad that I did. When I tell you this is the yummiest dish omg. Its so easy to make, the ingredients are inexpensive; this is my fav dish to make by far. My father is an old African man and he likes meat with his dishes, when he tried this he was shocked and loved it... thats hard to do. Try it!

FYI: I like to put larger chunks of ginger in with the smaller ones sometimes and it makes for a delightful surprise.

Tried this just now and it's sooo good! Thank you for this easy to prepare dish that packs a lot of flavor and nutrients.