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
WoolworthsBest choiceno items missing · $8.44 of food
$24.60
66% spare
Colesno items missing · $9.32 of food · $0.88 more
$24.14
61% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi· $5.91 of food
$20.87
72% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Dried red lentils
- Curry powder
$2.11a serve
$2.11 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths
About $8.44 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$27.78 across 3 shops · all 10 items priced · $6.45 more for bigger packs, 71% spare for later
WoolworthsBest choice$8.44
no items missing
you'll pay $24.60 · 66% of it spare
Coles$9.32
no items missing · $0.88 more
you'll pay $24.14 · 61% of it spare
Aldi$5.91
missing 2 items
you'll pay $20.87 · 72% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$14.67
Coconut milk
$0.42/100ml
need 400 mlAsia Green Garden Coconut Milk Regular 400 ml$1.69closest match
Aldi$0.42/100ml$1.69·Woolworths$0.43/100ml$1.70·Coles$0.43/100ml$1.70
Carrots
$2.09/kg
need 200 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44
Garlic
$29.99/kg
need 15 gNo Brand Garlic approx. 60 g$1.80
Aldi$29.99/kg$1.80·Woolworths~$31.33/kg$1.88·Coles$33.00/kg$1.98
Fresh ginger
$29.99/kg
need 15 gGinger approx. 120 g$3.60
Aldi$29.99/kg$3.60·Woolworths$33.00/kg$2.64·Coles$33.00/kg$4.29
Vegetable oil
$0.27/100ml
need 20 mlPure Vita Vegetable Oil 2 L$5.49closest match
Aldi$0.27/100ml$5.49·Woolworths$0.53/100ml$4.00·Coles$0.64/100ml$4.80
Buy at Coles$7.05
Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.38/kg
need 400 gColes Simply Chopped Tomatoes Canned 400 g$0.95closest match
Coles$2.38/kg$0.95·Woolworths$2.38/kg$0.95·Aldi$2.38/kg$0.95
Basmati rice
$0.400/100g
need 300 gColes Basmati Rice 1 kg$4.00closest match
Coles$0.400/100g$4.00·Aldi$0.399/100g$3.99·Woolworths$0.400/100g$4.00
Buy at Woolworths$6.06
Brown onion
~$3.32/kg
need 200 g2 × Onion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63