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Thai Basil Lentil
Meatless Pad Kra Pao or Thai Basil Stir-fry with an interesting superfood! USA Red Lentil comes with a host of health benefits, it is sustainably farmed and extremely affordable.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¾ cup red lentil
- 1 cup Thai Basil leaves
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 shallot (diced)
- 120 g haricot
- 3 chilli padi (sliced)
- ½ red pepper (sliced)
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 ½ tsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp kicap manis
- 2 tbsp soy sauce or fish sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 3 tbsp water
- Dash of white pepper
Instructions
- 1
Boil ¾ cup lentil in water with ½ tsp salt over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
- 2
Drain and rinse with tap water, then set aside.
- 3
Mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and set aside.
- 4
Heat pan over medium-high heat with 2 tbsp of cooking oil.
- 5
Cook red pepper until soften.
- 6
Add shallot, chilli padi & garlic to cook until shallot is soft & translucent.
- 7
Add haricot beans to cook for a minute.
- 8
Pour in drained lentils and sauce mixture.
- 9
Stir-fry until combined and remove from heat.
- 10
Stir in Thai basil leaves and serve immediately.