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Red Lentil Sweet Potato Coconut Curry Stew

A thick, gently spiced coconut stew of melting red lentils and tender sweet potato, brightened with ginger, lime and wilted spinach.

Red Lentil Sweet Potato Coconut Curry Stew

Ingredients

  • 4½ medium600 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1 cup200 gRed lentils, dryrinsed
  • 1¾ cups400 gCoconut milk, cannedshaken well
  • 2¼ cups480 gVegetable broth
  • 1 cup240 gWater
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
  • 1½ tbsp8 gCurry powder
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cumin
  • 1 tbsp14 gCanola oil
  • 5 cups loosely packed150 gBaby spinach
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Prepare first: dice the onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, peel and cube the sweet potato, rinse the red lentils and chop the cilantro.
  2. Heat the canola oil in a Dutch oven 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 tomato paste, curry powder, turmeric and cumin and cook for 1 minute, stirring, until the paste darkens.
  5. Add the sweet potato and red lentils, then pour in the vegetable broth, the water and half of the coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer gently over low heat, stirring now and then, for 20 to 25 minutes, until the lentils have broken down and the sweet potato is tender.
  6. Stir in the remaining half of the coconut milk and the salt, then add the spinach a handful at a time and stir until wilted, about 2 minutes.
  7. Take the pot 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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