Lentil Curry with Roasted Balsamic Potatoes
Dinner
The lentil curry with roasted balsamic potatoes is a delicious meat-free curry that is packed with flavour.
For Exercise Day
Performance Benefits
Keeping your carbohydrate stores topped up around training and competition will support your performance and help to delay the onset of fatigue. Do not consume too close to training however, as it has a high fiber content so is it is slower to digest.
Health Benefits
Fiber can help keep your gut healthy, as well as lower your risk of diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
Expert Tips
make some extra servings to reheat for a quick meal!
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 Potatoes
- 1 Sweet potato
- 1 Onion (diced)
- 2 clove Garlic (minced)
- 2 Carrots (sliced)
- 100 g Lentils
- 200 g Coconut cream
- 1 Tin of tomatoes (400g, chopped)
- ½ tbsp Turmeric
- ½ tbsp Curry powder
- 1 tbsp. Tikka masala paste
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground pepper
- ½ tbsp Basil
- 200 g Chickpeas
- 100 g Peas
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Chop the potatoes and carrots and toss them in olive oil, salt and balsamic vinegar.
- Place them in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 15 min.
- Add the onions, garlic, olive oil and salt to a non-stick saucepan and cook till fragrant.
- Remove the potatoes and carrots and add to the onions and garlic and mix well.
- Next, add the turmeric, curry powder, basil, salt and tikka paste.
- Then add the coconut cream and chopped tomatoes. Then add the peas, chickpeas and lentils, add a little water too.
- Cook for 15-20 min, or until all cooked through then remove and serve with quinoa or rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 469kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 13gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.7gSodium: 389mgPotassium: 1183mgFiber: 13.5gSugar: 27.7gVitamin A: 1469ugVitamin C: 54mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 4.9mg
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