Split Pea Curry
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
servings
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced; about 1 cup
- 1/4 cup curry paste, red
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 2/3 cup split peas
- 1 14 oz can tomatoes, diced; fire roasted for best flavor
- 1 14 oz can coconut milk, light
- salt and pepper, to taste
- rice, cooked, for serving
- naan, warm, for serving
Instructions
- In a large skillet with high sides, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add in the onions and cook until just translucent and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Add in the curry paste and stir. Continuing stirring for 1-2 minutes, or until the curry paste becomes fragrant (this helps to reactivate the spices in the curry paste).
- Add in the vegetable broth and split peas. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until the split peas have become tender (but not mushy).
- Add in the diced tomatoes and coconut milk. Continue to simmer for an additional 20 minutes, or until the mixture is very thick and the split peas are very tender.
- Taste and adjust seasoning—some curry pastes are very salt-heavy, so you might not need to add any seasoning at all.
- Serve over hot rice and with a side of warm naan bread.
Comments
Do any of these recipes have calorie counts??
Hi Catherine, we are currently working to get nutritional info on all our recipes, however a small portion of recipes already include the info. Please keep checking back!
I will but there aren’t that many yet!!
I made this today and, although the flavor was good, it was much too watery. I question the amount of split peas called for in the recipe. Should it be more?
Hi EA Scholl, the 2/3 cup refers to dried split peas. Hopefully that clears up some confusion. Thanks!
I’ve made this 3 times now and it definitely takes a lot more simmering than the recipe calls for. I end up boiling it for at least 45 mins, if not more, after adding the tomatoes and coconut. It eventually thickens up and is quite tasty!
I agree. It looked like a lot of liquid to me, so I used only half the amount of coconut milk. Still took longer than 20 mins to thicken up. Great recipie otherwise, was delicious.
Can’t use coconut milk. Any suggestions for a substitute?
You could substitute other milk varieties, but that may affect the taste. Let us know if you give it a try!
Have you got instant pot instructions for this?
Hi Dianne,
We do not at this time but thank you for the suggestion!
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Is it me or is 1/4 cup of red curry paste quite a lot? i find the paste really spicey and even just a tablespoon in plenty. Is there a kid friendlier version of it i can use?
Curry paste is not vegan. I kyow , my daughter is curry powder isn’t