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Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Lentils

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Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Lentils || Heather's Dish

Weston has a new development.

It’s called fake crying.  I’m not going to lie, it’s kind of hilarious and I try to hide my laughter every time he does it, but I can’t guarantee the success of said hiding.

What usually happens is he’ll reach out to try and touch the TV screen or try to pull on the fireplace screen.  I will discipline him by being stern and removing him from the area, and then when we get to the “other” destination he’ll make this completely sad face and burst out with a few short bursts of sobbing.

And then his face completely changes back to normal and he’s all smiles again.

Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Lentils || Heather's Dish

I mean, for the love of the land, he’s less than a year old (barely) and already he’s fake crying to try to get his way?!  I know that all kids do this and it takes patience and discipline and training to help them move past it, but I really thought – apparently naively so – that it would be like 14 more years til I had to worry about that.

Yeah.  Have I mentioned I didn’t really grow up around small children?

Oh yes – yesterday I made lentils and for about 4 hours our house smelled like a heavenly Indian restaurant.  There’s a chance I may or may not have walked outside and then come back in again 5 times in a row just to smell it with fresh nostrils.  Y’all know what I mean, right?  Your nose gets used to the yummy smell so then you think that’s just what air smells like.  The only solution, clearly, is to remove yourself from the yumminess and then reintroduce your nose to the air again.  It’s kind of dreamy.

Anyway, these lentils are delicious, healthy, versatile and inexpensive.  I think the whole batch with all of the ingredients was probably $3.50!  WINNING.  I mention it below as well, but serve ’em over some rice or fresh spinach and I swear your tastebuds will be high-fiving in your mouth.

True story!

Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Lentils || Heather's Dish

SLOW COOKER COCONUT CURRY LENTILS

  • 1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked through (I used green lentils, but pick your favorite)
  • 14-ounce can lite coconut milk
  • 28 ounces vegetable stock
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cups carrots, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 Tbsp grated ginger
  • 1-1/2 tsp yellow curry powder
  • 1-1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on high for 3-4 hours until the liquid is absorbed and the lentils are cooked through. Serve hot over rice or (my personal favorite) a big bed of spinach!

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  1. Danny says

    May 14, 2020 at 3:36 am

    Nice banner ad on the left covering up the ingredients list.

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    • Heather says

      May 14, 2020 at 8:16 am

      Hey Danny, thank you for letting me know! It looks like you can click the X at the top of that ad to make it go away, but I will be contacting my ad network about this. If you still can’t access the ingredient list let me know and I’d be happy to send you the recipe in an email!

      Reply
  2. Fiona says

    March 16, 2015 at 4:58 am

    Yummy!

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    July 23, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    Hi Heather! Two questions:

    1) Can I cook this on low for 8 hours?
    2) I have a few small red potatoes lying around that I wanted to add — any idea on how to alter the ingredients? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      July 23, 2013 at 9:35 pm

      Hey Rachel! I haven’t tried cooking it on low for 8 hours, so I can’t tell you for sure. My main concerns would be that the lentils would get too mushy cooking for that long and/or that the bottom and sides would burn if the liquid dried up too much. Adding the potatoes MIGHT help in that, but if I was putting money on it I would bet that cooking it for 3-4 hours would be the better option. If you try it I’d love to hear what you changed/how it worked! Lord knows I can always use more 8-hour crock pot recipes 🙂

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      • Rachel says

        July 24, 2013 at 7:40 am

        Thank you so much! If I give it a shot, I’ll report back 🙂

        Reply
  4. Cherry Zimmer says

    July 22, 2013 at 1:33 pm

    These are great! Last time I made them I had some seedless red grapes so I halved them and served on the side. Made a great accent/topping for the lentils!

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    • Heather says

      July 22, 2013 at 3:10 pm

      Oh yum! I love that idea – I may have to grab a bag of grapes at the store now 😉

      Reply
  5. Cherry Zimmer says

    May 18, 2013 at 11:30 am

    These are so wonderful. We had them on a rainy day at a meditation retreat and they were just the thing!

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    • Heather says

      May 19, 2013 at 9:52 am

      YAY! I’m so glad you liked them – I love how comforting they are 🙂

      Reply
  6. kelley {mountain mama cooks} says

    March 11, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Heather, these look amazing! I love the flavor combo and am always looking for new slow cooker recipes. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Heather says

      March 11, 2013 at 8:44 pm

      I hope you like them Kelley!

      Reply
  7. val says

    March 7, 2013 at 7:39 pm

    Such a hearty and comforting dinner.

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  8. Jen says

    March 7, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    This recipe is delicious! Can’t believe I never thought to cook up lentils with coconut milk before. Such a great combo!

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    • Heather says

      March 7, 2013 at 2:57 pm

      I’m so glad you liked it Jen! I couldn’t believe how simple it was – definitely takes the guesswork out of cooking lentils!

      Reply
  9. Laurie {SimplyScratch} says

    March 6, 2013 at 8:31 am

    yum yum and YUM! I wish my husband would agree to me making this for dinner… I’ll have to save it for when he’s hunting because I’m so down with this!!

    Reply
  10. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:56 am

    yes please Heather!! I love lentils. I love them!

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  11. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:43 am

    My best friend’s baby does that and I DIE every time. It’s hilarious.

    Also, these lentils — GIMME DAT.

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    • Heather says

      March 5, 2013 at 12:37 pm

      So funny!

      Reply
  12. Sara B says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:43 am

    My little 11 month old son just started fake crying this week. Totally took me by surprise! And yes, I often have to turn my head to chuckle over his sad, silly antics 🙂 As for lentils…I’ve always wanted to try my hand at making them. This sounds like a tasty opportunity!

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    • Heather says

      March 5, 2013 at 12:37 pm

      It’s just nuts to me how it snuck up like that! And he didn’t even have to learn from anyone…just a natural instinct. OY 🙂

      Reply
  13. Jamie says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:32 am

    I love love love this kind of meal! I adore lentils but a dal or curry is the best way to eat them. Love the addition of coconut milk. Oh and btw – the fake crying? Wait till you see what they do when they are teens 😀

    Reply
    • Heather says

      March 5, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      I can only imagine – although I bet it’s not quite as cute when they’re teenagers 😉

      Reply
  14. Kelli H says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:04 am

    I’d def. make this. I make curry meals all the time.

    Reply
  15. Liz @ Tip Top Shape says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:49 am

    I love meals like this!!! Great recipe! And that is too funny about Weston! I didn’t know babies did that!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      March 5, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      Boy do they EVER do it! It’s really funny/sad – being a parent is confusing!

      Reply
  16. Bev @ Bev Cooks says

    March 5, 2013 at 8:45 am

    Mmmmmmmmmmyeaaaaaaaah. I’ll fake cry for this.

    Reply

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