Amazing Curry clay pot Lentils: best texture, taste, and most nutrients retained

Love lentils? Wish you knew how to make an authentic curry lentil dish at home, without any store-bought pastes or preservatives? If so, this recipe is for you. And with VitaClay dinner is done in an hour--while you do something else.

     

Ingredients:

• 2 cups lentils (if soaking: 4 cups of water and a pinch of salt and/or a bit of whey)
• 6 cups broth or water
• 1-2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1-2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
• pepper
• paprika
• cayenne pepper if you like it hot
• 3-4 pieces thinly sliced ginger
• 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
• mushrooms (optional)
• onions (optional)
• salt to taste
• sour cream or Greek yogurt

1. Add soaked or dry lentils and water (with salt and/or whey added) into clay pot, and place in the cooker on "warm" for several hours.
2. Rinse, then return lentils to clay pot. Add broth, spices, ginger, garlic and veggies.
3. Cook on the "slow cooking" "stew" option for 1 hour. 
4. Go play or catch up on stuff.
5. When the cooking is finished, add salt to taste (if using store-bought broth it may already have enough salt, so be sure to taste it).
6. Topped with sour cream or Greek yogurt and serve.