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Healthy Kids Recipe – Curried Lentil Dip

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Curried Lentil Dip

by Healthy Recipe Mom, Elisa
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PANS/EQUIPMENT: Saucepan
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutes
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 8 or more depending on ages

1 cup dry red or yellow lentils (about 2 cups cooked)
1 teaspoon sea salt
Place 1 cup lentils in a 2 quart saucepan and add water until just covered. Add salt.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until lentils are tender. Add water as necessary to cook lentils until tender. Excess water should be absorbed or poured off.

2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add other ingredients and cook until onion begins to soften.

1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon dried mustard
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Add to saucepan. Cook until spices begin to release their fragrance. Remove from heat. Add 2 cups cooked red or yellow lentils and mix thoroughly. Mash the lentils until coarsely mashed.

2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons tahini **
Stir in to lentil mixture.
** Tahini is a sesame seed paste that can be found in most grocery stores, usually in the aisle with international or Mediterranean foods.

Flamous Spicy Falafel Chips, Organic
Serve Curried Lentil Dip with Falafel Chips!

OPTIONS: The Family Food Experts recommend using paprika in place of ground black pepper since black pepper is difficult to digest. If your family doesn’t like spicy foods, try the Flamous brand Original Falafel Chips – they are also delicious! Elisa says, “This dip is wonderful as is with chips or pita bread, or thin with a little water and serve over rice. Add more water to serve as a soup. Sweet peas can be added as well. Also good over rice with a scoop of plain Greek yoghurt.”

RECIPE SOURCE: The Complete Vegan Kitchen by Jannequin Bennett

6 FOOD COLORS: golden, white, yellow, brown, tan, red
6 FOOD GROUPS: legumes, vegetables, herbs/spices, essential fatty acids, seeds, fruits

GROCERY LIST:

  • dry red or yellow lentils
  • sea salt
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small onion
  • fresh garlic
  • fresh ginger root
  • curry powder
  • ground cumin
  • ground coriander
  • dried mustard
  • black pepper or paprika
  • fresh lemon juice
  • tahini (sesame seed paste)
  • Flamous Spicy Falafel Chips, Organic

“The Falafel Chips were awesome, a little spicy, which we all liked, including our 5-year-old, but the other kids we served them to thought they were too spicy and wouldn’t eat them. We loved the unusual flavor and had no guilt about eating chips as they were healthy and yummy.”