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Dal Kofta Lentil Balls in Curry Sauce Chiftelute de linte in sos curry

Dal Kofta | Lentil Balls in Curry Sauce

Gourmandelle.com
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 +

Ingredients
  

  • Lentil Balls:
  • 1 cup red lentils
  • 1 onion diced
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup wholegrain breadcrumbs
  • 1 Tbsp psyllium husks or ground flax seeds
  • sea salt and ground pepper to taste
  • oil
  • Sauce:
  • 5 button mushrooms sliced
  • ½ cup sweet corn
  • 2 spring onions chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups vegetable stock or water
  • 250 ml coconut milk full fat, unsweetened
  • 2 tsps corn starch or flour
  • 2 Tbsps olive oil
  • fresh parsley fresh baby spinach and sliced avocado for serving
  • Spices:
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp ginger powder
  • 2 tsps turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground pepper
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Boil lentils for 15 minutes. Drain them very well and place them into a large bowl.
  • Using a hand blender, mash them until they turn into a paste.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients for the lentil balls and mix. Let the composition sit in the fridge for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the curry sauce.
  • Heat oil in a large pan. Add sliced mushrooms, garlic, spring onions and saute for 5 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients, except corn starch. Cook for 15 minutes, on medium heat, while stirring ocassionaly.
  • Add corn starch in a cup. Take 5-6 Tbsps of the curry sauce liquid from the pan, and pour it over the corn starch. Mix well. Add 5 more Tbsps of liquid from the pan. Pour this over the curry sauce in the pan and mix well. The sauce will start to thicken.
  • Cook for 5 more minutes and remove from heat.
  • Take the lentil balls composition out of the fridge.
  • Heat some oil in a large non-stick pan.
  • Make small lentil balls, with about 1/2 Tbsp of composition per ball. Fry them on each side, until goldern and slightly crispy. Do this until you finish all the composition.
  • Once ready, place all lentil balls in the curry sauce.
  • You can serve this with rice, or like I did, with some fresh baby spinach and avocado slices.
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