Lola’s Kitchen: Lentils and Veggies in Peanut Sauce Recipe

Posted January 15, 2016 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 12 Comments

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I found this recipe on one of the indian food blogs I follow. I love lentils and peanut sauce and I liked the idea of making the peanut sauce with coconut milk instead of water and to use peanut butter as basis for the sauce. So I gave this a try with a few tweaks and it turned into this recipe. It’s a rich thick sauce that is a bit salty, with a strong peanut butter flavour. It is filled with different veggies and meat or in my case vega meat substitution.
This recipe is based on Vegan Richa her Veggies and Lentils in Peanut Sauce Recipe
Lentils and Veggies in Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

Lentils and Veggies in Peanut Sauce Ingredients

  • Red Bell pepper – 1
  • Green beans – 500 gram/ 4 cups chopped
  • Onion – 1
  • Peanut Butter – 4 tablespoons
  • Coconut Milk – 500ml/ 1 can/ 2 cups
  • Garlic – 4 cloves
  • Lentils – 250 gram/ 1 can or 1 1/2 cup
  • Chicken or vega meat substitution – 250 gram
  • Soy Sauce – 1 tablespoon
  • Low salt bouillon cube – 1
  • Sugar – 1 tablespoon
  • Ginger Powder – 2 teaspoons
  • Coriander Powder – 2 teaspoons
  • Citric Acid – 1/2 teaspoon (optional)
  • Cayenne Powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Normally I use green beans, but I forgot to buy them this time, so I used two red bell peppers instead. I use lentils from a can, but you can also buy fresh lentils and cook them first. This recipe feeds around 4 people. I usually serve it with mie, noodles or pasta. You can also serve with bread or rice.

Method

  1. Slice and dice the onion, garlic, red bell pepper and green beans in small pieces.
  2. In a wok or pan bake the onion and garlic till the onion is translucent. Then add the red bell pepper and green beans and bake for a few minutes. If using chicken add that as well now.
  3. In a smal bowl combine the bouillon cube, sugar, ginger, coriander, citric acid and cayenne powder.
  4. Now start making the sauce. Add the peanut butter, soy sauce and coconut milk to the pan and mix well. Then add the combined spices and let it cook for about 10 minutes.
  5. If using vega meat substitution add it now. Also add the lentils and cook for another 5-10 minutes. In the meantime prepare the noodles or mie if serving with that.
  6. Enjoy your lentils and veggies in peanut sauce!

Pictures

Onion and garlic

Red bell pepper

Red bell pepper and onion

Combine spices

Add peanut butter, soy sauce and coconut milk

Add spices

boiling the peanut sauce

Add lentils and vega meat

Lentils and Veggies in Peanut Sauce in wok

Variation Tips

  • Vary with veggies. Instead of the veggies I used you can also use carrots, other beans, chickpeas, mushrooms, zuchini or any other veggie you like.
  • Lentils and Veggies in Salty Peanut Sauce. For a more salty flavour add another tablespoon or two soy sauce.
  • Lentils and Veggies in Hot Peanut Sauce. Add a teaspoon sambal and some more cayenne pepper to make the sauce more hot.
  • Lentils and Veggies in Sweet Peanut Sauce. Add another teaspoon or two sugar to the sauce for a more sweet flavour.
  • Vegan Richa sauce. Because I didn’t have some ingredients I tweaked the sauce a bit, Vegan Richa her Veggies and Lentils in Peanut Sauce Recipe contains another 2 to 3 teaspoons sriracha or asian chili sauce, and 1/4 teaspoons tamarind concentrate.

Have you ever tried a peanut sauce for a dinner dish?

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12 responses to “Lola’s Kitchen: Lentils and Veggies in Peanut Sauce Recipe

  1. I love recipes with a peanut butter base, there’s just something about the creamy saltiness that seems like it’s bad but when paired with healthy things, how can it be?! I also love lentils, no one else in my family does though lol I might give this a try and freeze some of it too 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
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    • I also love peanut butter and combining it with veggies as dinner is always a good idea in my opinion. Let me know how it turns out if you give it a try 🙂

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