Any good recipes involving lentils?

Seriously... I enjoy lentils in casseroles and stews but what else can you do with them?


It would be good if you could keep it fairly simple too!


The recipes don't have to be vegetarian either.





[And yes..... I do know lentils have feelings too. Thank you, Neil]Any good recipes involving lentils?
soak em in pigs fat and make lentil burgersAny good recipes involving lentils?
this one is a big favourite back in kathmandu, goes well with drinks in the evening.





Bara


Ingredients


1 cup Black lentil


1 table spoon ginger paste or ginger juice


1/4 tea spoon asafetida (Hing)(optional)


1/2 tea spoon Cumin Powder (Jeera)


3 table spoon oil


Salt to taste





Preparation





1 Soak black lentil in water overnight or until the black coating is easily removed.


2 Remove black coating by rinsing with water


3 Grind lentil into a paste with minimum water


4 Add all the spices to the lentil and mix well


5 Heat few drop of oil in the pan


6 Put the lentil paste on the pan in small patty shape (just like pancake)


7 Cook golden brown on both sides and serve hot





This one is equally popular in india and nepal.takes a bit more work, but worth it.


Dal Fry


1/4 cup red lentils( any dal would do..u do not need all three)


1/4 cup yellow moong dal (Whole green gram )


1/8 cup masoor dal (red gram )


1/8 cup channa dal (chickpeas )


1/4 teaspoon Garam masala powder


3/4 cup onion (finely chopped)


1/3 cup tomatoes (chopped)


1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder


1/2 teaspoon red chili powder


4 tablespoon ghee


salt to taste





Garnish


3-4 hot green chilies


1/2 teaspoon cumin


1/2 teaspoon mustard seed


2/3 teaspoon garlic paste


2/3 teaspoon ginger paste


1/2 tablespoon lemon juice


2 tablespoon coriander (chopped)











Preparation


1 Mix and wash thoroughly all Dals (lentils). Soak for 15 minutes. Cook slowly in medium heat until half done.


2 Heat 陆 of ghee and fry onions. Add all of the spices until onions are fried until light golden brown.


3 Add the onion and mixture to Dals (lentils) and cook until done.


4 Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan on a high. Add all of all the garnish except Cilantro and lemon juice and fry for few more seconds.


5 Add lemon juice and chopped coriander to Dal. Pour fried garnish to Dal. Serve hot with roti or rice.





Number of Servings:





Safety Tips:


Be careful while frying the garnish for Dal. Be even more careful while putting it in Dal. Some liquid might splatter due to hot oil and water interaction.





While heating ghee, be careful not to relase too much smoke. The smoke might trigger your fire alarm.





Tips


A small amount of ghee added to the dal while boiling will keep it from overflowing and also enhances the flavor.





The best Dals are usually cooked by slowly simmering on low fire than cooking fast on high heat.





Moong dal (green or yellow) can be easily cooked to be soggy like mash potato.





hope you like it. cheers
How about dhal? Soak lentils over night. Look at the packet, some don't need soaking. Fry onion, garlic, grated ginger slowly in the pan. Don't burn the garlic. Add the drained lentils, some chili flakes or powder (to taste) and a teaspoon of garama masala. Simmer for about 50 minutes. Depends on the lentils. They should be soft, but not like porridge. I made this once as a side dish at a bbq party. The wife from our local Indian restaurant came to me to apologise. 'I think I ate more than half your dhal. It's better than ours in the restaurant.' You can use this as a side dish or as a vegi meal, accompanied with a salad, raita and nan bread.
o i lentil soup.
Tarka daal is my fave... but you have to be very keen on Garlic...


stage 1


put Lentils(pre-soaked) in a large pan with plenty of water,


a chopped Onion


couple of Bay leaves


couple of Cloves


and a Cinnamon stick





bring to the boil and simmer for a half hour or so...


Stage 2


next get a large frying pan, add oil or ghee, then fry crushed Cumin seeds (about a teaspoon) and crused Coriander seeds (a Tablespoon) then it's time for the Garlic... lots of Garlic,(about 6 large cloves should do), and fry till it starts to look slightly burnt...


Then add the cooked lentils to the frying mix, stir,


finally add some chopped fresh Coriander leaves to garnish.


Especially good with Peshwari Naan bread...
I make lentil Dahl, It's very common Indian vegetarian dish
I love rice and lentil salad. Boil and cool some rice, drain the lentils (if using tinned) and mix together. Add some fresh, chopped tomatoes, sweetcorn, and thyme. Fry some onions until they brown ( I like them slightly burnt and crunchy) and add at the last minute. Use a bit of mayo to help bind the ingredients together. For a non-vegi option, some finely sliced chicken is nice, or you could add a tin of tuna to the salad.
Italien sausages with lentils!YUMMY


4 tbsp Olive oil, (not extra-virgin)


1 onion, finely chopped


1 pinch Salt


500g Puy lentils


1 large garlic clove, squished with the side of a knife, and skin removed


8 Italian sausages


100ml Red wine


50ml water


1 pinch flat-leafed parsley, for sprinkling








Method





1. To cook the lentils, put 2-3 tablespoons of the oil into a good-sized saucepan (and one which has a lid that fits) on the heat and when it鈥檚 warm add the chopped onion. Sprinkle with salt (which helps prevents it browning) and cook over a low to medium heat till soft (about 5 minutes).





2. Add the lentils, stir well and then cover generously with cold water. Bring to the boil then cover, and let simmer gently for half an hour or so until cooked and most, if not all, the liquid鈥檚 absorbed. I don鈥檛 add salt at this stage since the sauce provided by the sausages later (and which will be poured over the lentils) will be pretty salt y itself. So, wait and taste. And remember, you can of course cook the lentils in advance.





3. Anyway, when either the lentils are nearly ready or you鈥檙e about to reheat them, put a heavy based frying pan on the hob, cover with a film of oil and add the bruised garlic.





4. Cook for a few minutes then add and brown the sausages.





5. When the sausages are brown on both sides - which won鈥檛 take more than five minutes or so - throw in the wine and water and let bubble up. Cover the pan, either with a lid or tin foil and cook for about 15 minutes.





6. Using a fork, mash the now-soft garlic into the sauce and taste for seasoning, adding a little more water if it鈥檚 too strong.





7. Transfer the lentils to a shallowish bowl or dish (I evacuate the sausages from their cooking pan, plonk the lentils in, then proceed) then cover with the sausages and their garlicky winey gravy. Sprinkle over some flat-leaf parsley
my favourite is daal - particularly as I sometimes have problems with dairy and it is really creamy!





put lentils in saucepan and fry in a bit of oil, add curry paste (whichever is your favourite) and about 500ml of water, stir and wait for lentils to absorb water. serve with naan bread.





I think that's what I'll have for my dinner tonight - thanks!
lentil soup








1 bag lentils


Water


1 large onion, chopped


3 carrots, sliced


2-4 cloves garlic, minced


1/4 tsp pepper


2 Tbsp parsley


2 cans diced tomatoes


Red wine vinegar





Wash lentils and place in pot with water to cover about 1'; over the top. Add onion, carrot, garlic, pepper and parsley. Mix well. Cook, covered, for one hour. Add tomatoes and a large amount of vinegar (I don't measure this, I just shake and shake until I think it's enough, but I can tell you it's a lot. If I don't add enough, it's kind of bland and dh won't eat it.). Cook for 30 more minutes. Serve with thick, crusty bread and a salad.





Of course, you can add celery, but I hate it, so I don't. I never use salt to cook with, but if you like it, add it at the beginning--I don't know how much, whatever you like. Enjoy!
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since its summer, try this recipe:)





LENTILS WITH SUMMER VEGETABLES





5 cups water (or use part broth)


2 cups lentils (any color), rinsed and drained


2 medium carrots, chopped


2 stalks celery, chopped


1 medium zucchini, quartered and sliced


1 medium onion, chopped


1 to 1 1/2 tsp summer savory


1 to 1 1/2 tsp black pepper


1 to 1 1/2 tsp dried garlic


1 bay leaf


TO SERVE:


cooked brown rice or potatoes





Put everything in a large pot. Bring to a boil reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 30-40 minutes. Remove bay leaf.





TO SERVE:


Serve over brown rice (or maybe potatoes).
Lentils ,(dont salt until within last 5 min. of cooking) Mirepoix, (blanched quickly) Whole smoked goose breast (reserve some fat for cracklin's if you would like) Goose demi-glace (reduced goose STOCK not broth) Saute len.%26amp; mire. in butter. add some demi and season (salt, kosher.... the best) and pepper if desired.pile or sculpt onto plate add cracklin's if you.......yeah you'll want'em! thinly slice goose breast across length(5 7 9 slices, no even numbers) and fan over the lentils drizzle demi around plate and over goose sprinkle a bunch more cracklin's and there you go restaurant quality at home. Pino Noir!!!!!!!!
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uuuuuh lentiles!


gotta love 'em!





i cook them and put them aside til they are cold - or just cook a lot and use the leftover for a salad:





chop some ognions and roast them with little bacon-cubes. make an italian-style salade-sauce (balsamico (love the white one), olive oil or whatever kind of oil you have, salt, pepper, parsley, maybe some mustard) and mix it all togheter...





now you made me hungry...it's about time for my lunchbreak now....hmmm....
One word DAL - get a good Indian cook book and learn how to cook it - I love it with a good nan. Oo, I am getting hungry and what have I to look forward today - food which my boyfriend likes, so thats out with dal or anything with any taste really!!! Good for you for trying to learn and good luck. Tarka dal is the same but spicier/hotter. xx
easy soup, chicken stock, lentils and onions .put all in a big pot and simmer few hours you can add bacon. search for a good recipe for lentil soup.


indian dish dansak uses lentils im sure others do to.
Lentils and boiled gammon\bacon





Large enough gammon joint for the number of people


Enough lentils as well (my preference is for brown lentils but most work well.


Large onion if you want





Put joint in pan cover with water bring to boil simmer for 10 mins add lentils cook for about until meat is cook and lentils are cooked


(this will depend on joint size)


Add coarse chopped onions


Serve with crusty french bread or wait until 20 min from the end and add some potatoes.





If you have a pressure cooker the recipe works really well
lentil burgers are just great want the recipe?