Peel the carrot, onion, clove of garlic and potato. Roughly grate the carrot or cut it into fine cubes. Cut the potatoes into cubes. Finely chop the garlic and also dice the onion and leek.
Lightly sweat everything in a little oil or coconut fat. Add the curry powder, turmeric and paste. Add the lentils and deglaze everything with the coconut milk. Finely chop the ginger and chilli pepper and add them as well. Also put in the cinnamon stick and simmer everything together for approx. 15 minutes. Only at the end, when the lentils are done, add salt and season the curry to taste.
Cut the lime into wedges and drizzle the curry with fresh lime just before consumption.
For the yogurt dip:
Finely chop the mint and the clove of garlic and mix with the yogurt. Season the dip with salt and pepper.