Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2009

Looks great, but lacking in flavor. Maybe more spices would help.

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Kendra

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Home Town: Lynnwood, Washington, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009

The recipe is really, REALLY good. Dh loved it and asked me to make it again. The reason for the 4 is because it is a bit bland as written. I ended up doubling the garam masala, adding red pepper flakes and salting to taste. After the changes it was AWESOME!

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NullSet

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2009

Very good! Although I doubled the spices since I prefer a spicier dish.

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Tthorne

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

Very good. I equate it to the indian buffet lentils down the street which I am always craving. I wonder if you could slow cook all the ingredients except the yogurt? My husband went for seconds even though he was stuffed which is always a good sign. I added extra chile powder and it was a little too spicy- so I would stick to the proportions as listed.

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TININEUN

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Living In: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

i added a bit extra of every spice. and also the garlic and ginger ( in my book, you can double and triple the garlic and ginger in every recipe, i love it! big chunks too!) and i only had cans of kidney beans around, and i thought that didnt sound that good, so i added cans of corn. it was flipping delicious! fast and easy too. i also topped it with some feta cheese. that always makes it better!

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crowjane

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

I took one person's advice and added brown sugar to the tomato/yogurt sauce. I also added quite a few shakes of salt. The end result was delicious, and light, and tasted perfect with some warm naan. Yum!

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Andimodo

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Living In: Oakland, California, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

Man, best curry dish I've ever had - it was deeeeelicious! Only mod was to use yellow lentils out of a can and Garam Tikka instead of Garam Marsala, (all I could find in store). Served on white rice...nice....

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Ron

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Living In: Saint-Lazare, Quebec, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

This is a good recipe. I left out the beans as I thought the lentils were enough. I do agree with the other posters that it's a bit bland. That can be fixed by either adding more onions or more spices. The next time I'll double the onions and add some cumin seed to them while frying. Also, many years ago an Indian friend told me that the secret to Indian food is frying the onions until they are a deep, golden brown and THEN adding the garlic and ginger.

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KANGHARUE

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2009

I followed a few of the changes that other people suggested. I added coconut milk and a teaspoon of brown sugar. I only had frozen spinach but it turned out better than anticipated.

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KimB

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Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2009

Very good. I misread the recipe and used 1 TABLESPOON of garam masala. Also used 1/2 tsp more cumin and a little cayenne. Used coconut milk instead of yogurt, as we have a dairy and soy allergy.

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pigtails317

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2009

I have to agree that this was pretty bland. I took another posters advice and sauteed the onions with extra spices (aside from what was separatly mixed with the tomato paste.) After adding all the beans, it was terribly bland, so I kept adding and adding spices. Still bland, but not horrible. A decent meal, but definitly need to figure out some way to give it more flavor.

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Reviewed: May 27, 2009

This is very good. We put it over brown rice. It just needs some additional sea salt.

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Reviewed: May 22, 2009

I liked this recipe and so did my boyfriend, it was a good use of leftover ingredients at the house. It just made soooooo much.

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EROCK101

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Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2009

I think this recipe is great once you add the right amount of flavor. I could not find garam masala, but no worries! For those who do not know, it is a spice blend and the recipe for it can be found on here or elsewhere on the internet. I blended up the basics and threw that into the pot. I accidentally added half of a 32oz container of yogurt (haha), but it really didn't damage the dish at all besides making it more soupy. I threw in some celery leaves because I hate celery but still wanted to benefit from it (;)) and also to take up space since I accidentally added too much yogurt. I also added curry paste for a yummy spicy addition. I'll definitely be making it again!

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Faeli H

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Home Town: Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2009

I made this recipe exactly as written, and was really disappointed in how bland it was. Adding curry powder and some salt didn't help much. I think the seasoning was overpowered by the quantity of beans.

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Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

Really a great dish..made it the first time for a party and it was a big hit...next time I added more chili flakes and that was even better...the flavours needed a bit of a boost.

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2009

I also found this bland the first time I made it, so added 1 tsp each of the spices, a larger piece of ginger, and 4 cloves of garlic. For heat I added some chipotle pepper (soaked in boiling water). I used canned tomatoes and 1/2 pkg of frozen spinach so it was really fast and easy.

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darmstro67

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Home Town: Caledonia, Nova Scotia, Canada

Living In: Elora, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2009

Very healthy. I increased the spices and used a mixture of red and yellow onion.

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Terri

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

I really enjoyed this recipe. I ended up having to substitute peas for spinach (thought I had some, but didn't) and I used chickpeas (all I had). I did take others advice and added about 2 T of brown sugar. I made an amazing difference.

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Charlee

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2009

i really enjoyed this. very simple to make and tasty. i used yellow lentils and pizza sauce since i didn't have red lentils or tomato puree. i also skipped the beans since i didn't have any on hand. kids didn't like it but i thought it was yummy!

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