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Instant Pot Eggplant Sweet Potato Lentil Curry. Mung Beans, lentils, spices, sweet potato and eggplant make a filling curry or soup. Use other veggies of choice. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe. Make it in a saucepan or InstantPot Pressure Cooker. Easily made oil-free.
This 1 Pot Sweet Potato Eggplant and Lentil Curry is easy, flavorful and comes together quickly. I make variations of this often with brown or green lentils, green mung beans, a combination of the two, different veggies and spices. The combination of earthy lentils, hearty mung beans and veggies like eggplant and sweet potato makes for an amazing meal. Use any veggies of choice.
Serve this hearty warming bowl as a soup or as dal with rice or grains or flatbread. Make it with various spice blends as garam masala or berbere or baharat (from my book (get both now with holiday deals and super low prices!).
See video below for the curry with brown lentils and mung beans.
More Instant Pot Recipes
- Instant Pot Vegan Butter Chickin(soycurls). GF
- Lentil Veggie Dhansak – Lentil Veggie Stew in IP. GF
- Kohlapuri Veggies – Veggies in sesame coconut sauce GF
- Mushroom Matar Masala GF
- Aloo Palak Dal- Potato Spinach Lentils in IP. GF
- Eggplant Sambhar – Eggplant Split pea soup
- Aloo Gobi – Spiced potato and cauliflower
When doubling soups and curries, double everything except water. Use atleast quarter amount less than double, so 3.5 cups water when doubled. 3 cups for thicker consistency.
Video:
Instant Pot Sweet Potato Lentil Curry
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup lentils or a mix of (brown/green) lentils and mung beans, , soaked in warm hot water for atleast 15 mins
- 1 tsp oil, , or use water to saute to make oil-free
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- an inch of ginger, chopped
- 1/2 or 1 hot green chile, chopped
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 to 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin or ground coriander
- 15 oz tomatoes, (2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup (heaping) chopped eggplant, , or use other hearty vegetables of choice
- 1 cup cubed sweet potatoes
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups water, 3 cups for saucepan
- a big handful of spinach
- cayenne and lemon/lime to taste
- pepper flakes for garnish
Instructions
- Soak the lentils if you havent already and get the ingredients ready, Switch the IP to saute. Add oil and let it get hot.
- Add onion, garlic, ginger, chile and a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stir frequently.
- Add spices and mix in. Add tomatoes and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Mash larger pieces.
- Add the veggies, salt, lentils and water and mix in.
- Close the lid, to sealing, and cook on manual for 11 to 12 minutes (on high pressure). Let the pressure release naturally.
- Fold in spinach, cayenne and lemon./lime. Let it sit for 2 mins or saute for 2 mins.. Adjust consistency if needed by adding a bit more water or non dairy milk for creamier and mix in. Taste and adjust salt, spices (add more garam masala or curry powder if needed).
- Serve with flatbread or rice/cooked grains or as a soup with crackers.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
All I need to say is yummmmm!!!!! It was our dinner last night.
FABULOUS! I doubled the recipe except the for the water and only used 1 tsp salt.
Now we have enough for another night. Soooooo good!
Thank You as always.
I just made this and it was among the best of my curries. I used red lentils a bit of cumin AND coriander, lots more ginger than was called for, coconut cream and olive oil and a bit of lemon juice when serving.
I did not follow the amounts but did follow the ideas of what to put in, plus a bit extra on my own – eggplant, sweet potato, rutabaga, red lentil, bok choy, a can of tomatos, a green pepper and onion, and the spices. It was pretty fast and easy.
Sorry Richa I just saw the 2cups in the instructions! All is well!
When I add the lentils to the insta pot how much water! Help! You didn’t say and I’m in the middle of making it right now!
This was great last night. Can’t wait to eat the leftovers! Thanks Richa.
yay!
Could this be made in a slow cooker I wonder?
Sure. use the setting for lentils.
Thanks Richa for another fabulous recipe. Got to make this!
How delicious! I would eat two or three (shhh) AMAZING servings of this meal! I love how easy it is as well!
My feeling exactly. I am so grateful for Richa to post these amazingly delicious and easy to make recipes.
I did not make this in an Insta pot, but in a large saucepan and simmered for an hour or so. I did add a can of coconut milk and some green curry paste at the end. Also no eggplant but lots of cauliflower. Sooooo good!