This delicious, high protein, high fiber green lentil curry is creamy, beautifully spiced, and seriously comforting. I really like to use full fat coconut milk when I am making a curry like this one because the full fat version brings a silky richness to the curry that you just cannot get when you use light coconut milk.
To bump up the protein in the lentils I added chicken bone broth and nutritional yeast, and to bring my whole meal to over 30g of protein all I had to do was add a refreshing cilantro, lime yogurt and 1/3 cup of jasmine rice!
…and did you know that brown lentils are lower in calories than green lentils? If this meal is coming in a bit high on calories for your day, swap the green lentils for brown ones! These are the little things we learn when we use a nutrition tracker.
Makes 3 servings: 30g Protein, 17g Fiber, 598 Calories per serving
Green Lentil Curry Bowl!
Description
If you are vegan or vegetarian, it is totally fine to swap the chicken bone broth for vegetable broth. It will just change the macros just a little bit.
And this one is GREAT for meal prep - it's even better the next day!
Ingredients
For the curry:
For the cilanto lime yogurt:
To serve:
Instructions
For the curry:
Saute the onion, ginger, and garlic in the grapeseed oil, in a deep pot over medium heat, season with salt & pepper, and cook until the vegetables are softened and slightly browned.
Add the curry powder, turmeric powder, and red pepper flakes, and continue to cook for 1 minute to toast the spices.
Add the lentils and toss to combine, then add the coconut milk, bone broth, and nutritional yeast.
Bring the curry to a bowl then reduce to a simmer, cooking uncovered until the lentils are cooked through and the mixture forms a stew (approximately 40 minutes), adding more salt to taste.
For the cilantro lime yogurt:
Combine the yogurt, lime zest, cilantro, and salt & pepper in a small bowl.
To serve:
Serve 1/3 of the curry and 1/3 of the yogurt sauce with 1/3 cup jasmine rice, and enjoy!
