Let you be surprised by the exotic nuances of these lentils with chicken curry and enjoy the flavor of a traditional stew with oriental touches.
The lentil recipe can have infinite possibilities, don’t stay with your grandmother’s recipe, you can innovate and combine ingredients to prepare a new and delicious dish. On this occasion, we have prepared some lentils with chicken combined with assorted vegetables and a little curry.
This chicken curry with lentils is a completely different dish than the homemade lentil recipe, ideal to prepare in cold months. If you are as fond of braised lentils as we are, try this variety with chicken and curry, you will love it!
Ingredients to make Lentil Chicken Curry:
- 100 grams of boneless chicken thigh
- 170 grams of Lentils
- 1 green pepper
- ½ yellow bell pepper
- 1 tomato
- ½ Leek
- 2 Carrot
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons of curry powder
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
How to make Lentil Chicken Curry:
1.We gather all the ingredients to prepare the lentils with chicken curry. Remember that it is necessary to soak the lentils for a few hours before preparation so that they take less time to cook.
We have used lentils of the ‘pardon’ type and we have soaked them for 2 hours.
2.In a pot, fry the peeled garlic together with the olive oil and the diced chicken. Season with salt and pepper and let the chicken brown for 3-4 minutes. After this time, we remove the chicken and reserve it.
3.In the same pot add the sliced leek and the green pepper cut in the same way. Let them cook for 2 minutes.
4.Add the yellow pepper cut in the same way as the green pepper, move and let the vegetables cook for 3-4 minutes.
5.Add the peeled and sliced carrots and the grated tomato. We move so that the flavors mix and let cook for 3 more minutes.
6.Add the chicken back to the pot, add the curry powder and cook for 2 more minutes.
7.It is time to add the drained lentils. We remove, rectify salt and cover the lentils with chicken curry with water. Bring to a boil and cook for approximately 20 minutes, depending on the size of the lentils.
