Red Lentil and Vegetable Curry
Pantry legumes, mild spice, and one of the cheapest dinners here.
Ingredients
- Dried red lentils350 g
- Coconut milk400 ml
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Carrots200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Fresh ginger15 g
- Basmati rice300 g
- Curry powder13 g
- Vegetable oil20 ml
Method
- Cook the diced onion and carrot in the oil for 8 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic, ginger and curry powder and stir for 1 minute.
- Add the rinsed lentils, tinned tomatoes, coconut milk and 300ml water, and bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils collapse and the curry is thick.
- Season to taste and serve with the rice.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $8.09 of food
$27.94
71% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $11.54 of food · $3.45 more
$36.20
68% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
New World· $7.93 of food
$55.71
86% spare
No price at New World for:
- Vegetable oil
$2.02a serve
$2.02 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $8.09 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$56.85 across 3 shops · all 10 items priced · $30.01 more for bigger packs, 88% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$8.09
no items missing
you'll pay $27.94 · 71% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$11.54
no items missing · $3.45 more
you'll pay $36.20 · 68% of it spare
New World$7.93
missing 1 item
you'll pay $55.71 · 86% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$11.29
Dried red lentils
$4.58/kg
need 350 gPams Split Red Lentils 500 g$2.29closest match
Pak'nSave$4.58/kg$2.29·New World$4.98/kg$2.49·Woolworths NZ$2.65
Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.08/kg
need 400 gPams Value Chopped Tomatoes in Juice 400 g$0.83closest match
Pak'nSave$2.08/kg$0.83·Woolworths NZ$0.94·New World$3.23/kg$1.29
Carrots
$1.99/kg
need 200 gCarrots 1 kg$1.99
Pak'nSave$1.99/kg$1.99·New World$2.19/kg$2.19·Woolworths NZ$3.50
Basmati rice
$0.32/100g
need 300 gPams Basmati Rice 100g 1 kg$3.19closest match
Pak'nSave$0.32/100g$3.19·New World$0.35/100g$3.49·Woolworths NZ$3.95
Curry powder
$0.30/10g
need 13 gPams Hot Curry Powder 100 g$2.99closest match
Pak'nSave$0.30/10g$2.99·Woolworths NZ$2.59·New World$0.52/10g$5.19
Buy at Woolworths NZ$9.58
Coconut milk
$1.49
need 400 mlEssentials coconut milk 400 mlclosest match
Woolworths NZ$1.49·New World$0.37/100ml$1.49·Pak'nSave$0.55/100ml$2.19
Brown onion
$4.99
need 200 gWoolworths fresh vegetable onions brown 1.5 kg
Woolworths NZ$4.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·New World$3.59/kg$3.59
Vegetable oil
$3.10
need 20 mlWoolworths vegetable oil 750 ml
Woolworths NZ$3.10·Pak'nSave$0.54/100ml$2.69·New WorldN/A
Buy at New World$35.98
Garlic
$26.99/kg
need 15 gLoose Garlic 1 kg$26.99
New World$26.99/kg$26.99·Woolworths NZ$2.49·Pak'nSave~$41.50/kg$2.49
Fresh ginger
$8.99/kg
need 15 gGinger 1 kg$8.99
New World$8.99/kg$8.99·Pak'nSave$19.30/kg$5.79·Woolworths NZ$10.50