MealBudgetRed Lentil and Coconut Curry
Lentils cooked down with coconut milk and curry spices until thick and creamy.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 40 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $8.39
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup brown/green lentils
- 13 1/2 oz canned coconut milk
- 3 cup vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 cup basmati rice
- 1 yellow onions
- 4 clove garlic
- 1 oz fresh ginger root
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 lime
Method
Start the basmati rice.
Cook the diced onion in the coconut oil over medium for 6 minutes, then add the minced garlic and grated ginger for 1 minute.
Stir in the curry powder and cook 1 minute.
Add the rinsed lentils, the broth, the coconut milk, and the salt. Simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils break down and the curry is thick.
Stir in the spinach until wilted.
Finish with lime juice and serve over the rice.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £19.80 | £4.95 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Australia | $50.03 | $12.51 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Greece | 31,82 € | 7,96 € | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٣٠٧٫٠٠ ج.م. | ٣٢٦٫٧٥ ج.م. | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Spain | 17,98 € | 4,50 € | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| United States | $33.54 | $8.39 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $46.75 | $11.69 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Canada | $53.75 | $13.44 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Germany | 24,92 € | 6,23 € | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Mexico | $581.54 | $145.39 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Austria | € 36,83 | € 9,21 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
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