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Coconut Red Lentil Curry with Cod

Silky coconut-tomato red lentils with ginger and warm spices hold tender flakes of cod, sweet bell pepper and crisp-tender green beans.

Coconut Red Lentil Curry with Cod

Ingredients

  • 1 lb500 gCod filletcut into 2-inch pieces
  • ¾ cup160 gRed lentils, dryrinsed
  • 1 tbsp15 gCanola oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1½ tbsp8 gCurry powder
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cumin
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 1 cup200 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred
  • 2½ cups600 gWater
  • 1 cup chopped150 gRed bell pepperdiced
  • 1½ cups cut150 gGreen beanscut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 cups loosely packed90 gBaby spinach
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Prep first: dice the onion and bell pepper, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, cut the green beans, rinse the red lentils, cut the cod into pieces and chop the cilantro.
  2. Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 6 minutes.
  3. Stir in the garlic, ginger, curry powder, turmeric and cumin and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Add the red lentils, tomatoes-canned, coconut milk and water. Bring to a boil, then simmer partly covered for 12 minutes, stirring now and then.
  5. Stir in the bell pepper, green beans and salt and simmer for 5 minutes until the lentils are soft and the beans are crisp-tender.
  6. Nestle the cod into the curry, cover and simmer gently for 6 to 8 minutes until the fish flakes and reaches 145°F (63°C).
  7. Gently fold in the spinach until wilted, then stir in the lime juice.
  8. Serve in bowls topped with the cilantro.

Contains: Fish.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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