Recipe - Sri Lanka Parippu (Lentil Curry)

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"A taste of Sri Lanka"
By Indra Jayasekera

PARIPPU (LENTIL CURRY
100 g Lentils
25 g Onion
1 Chile, dried
1 Garlic cloves
25 ml Oil
Curry leaf sprigs
One half teaspoon Chile powder
One fourth teaspoon Coriander
300 ml Coconut milk
One half teaspoon Salt

=========================== Directions ========================

Wash the lentils then soak them in water for about 1 hour. Slice the onion
and chile and chop the garlic. Heat the oil and stir fry the onion, chile,
garlic and curry leaves. Drain the lentils and add to the pan. Add the
chile powder, the coriander powder and the coconut milk. Bring to the boil
and simmer until the lentils are soft. Add salt to taste.

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