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Red Lentil Curry with Sweet Potato and Spinach

A creamy, gently spiced red lentil curry with tender sweet potato cubes and silky wilted spinach, brightened with lime and cilantro.

Red Lentil Curry with Sweet Potato and Spinach

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp20 gCanola oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingerpeeled and grated
  • 1½ tbsp8 gCurry powder
  • 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 1⅓ cups250 gRed lentils, dryrinsed
  • 2½ medium300 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 3¼ cups700 gVegetable broth
  • 1 cup200 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred well
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • 5 cups loosely packed150 gBaby spinach
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Before you start cooking, dice the onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, rinse the red lentils, cube the sweet potato and chop the cilantro.
  2. Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft and golden, about 6 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Stir in the curry powder, cumin and turmeric and toast for 30 seconds.
  5. Add the canned tomatoes with their juice and cook for 3 minutes, scraping up any browned bits.
  6. Add the red lentils, sweet potato and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then cover partly and simmer, stirring now and then, until the lentils break down and the sweet potato is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
  7. Stir in the coconut milk and salt and simmer uncovered for 3 minutes to thicken.
  8. Add the spinach a handful at a time, stirring until just wilted.
  9. Turn off the heat and stir in the lime juice. Ladle into bowls and top with the cilantro.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.

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

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