Spicy Red Lentil Balls
Crisp on the outside and soft in the middle, these vegan lentil balls are packed with flavour and protein. Serve with rice and a creamy coconut-milk sauce for an easy and delicious dinner.
Servings: 1
Servings: 1
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 1)
- For the red lentil balls:
- 1 1 onion
- 1 1 garlic clove
- 3 3 Tbsp oil
- 150 150 g red lentils, raw
- 300 300 ml water
- 1 1 Tbsp curry powder
- 50 50 g oat flakes
- 1.5 1.5 Tbsp flour
- For the sauce:
- 200 200 ml light/low fat coconut milk
- 1 1 tsp Knorr Vegetable Granules ‘Reduced Salt’
- 300 300 ml water
- To serve:
- 1 1 lime
Method
Method
- Peel the onion and garlic and finely chop. Fry in 1 tbsp of oil.
- Add the lentils and curry and fry briefly.
- Add 300ml of water, bring to the boil and cover, cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Stir from time to time until all the liquid has evaporated. Let cool down. Stir in oat flakes and let them soak for 10 minutes.
- Make about 24 small balls from the lentil dough. Fry in a pan in 1 tbsp of oil for about 8 minutes, remove and keep warm.
- Dissolve the Knorr Reduced Salt Vegetable Granules in 300 ml boiling water. Allow to cool.
- Add remaining oil to the pan, add the flour and sauté for 2 minutes. Add coconut milk and water with Knorr Reduced Salt Vegetable Granules (from step 5). Stir in the spices. Serve the lentil balls in the sauce. Drizzle with lime juice.
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