Cooking with lentils - 35 recipes
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Lauki Chana Dal ( Bottle gourd & Lentil curry)
By srijata
1) Soak washed chana dal ( bengal split gram) for 1/2 hour minimum
- 1) Split Bengal gram ( Chana dal) 1 cup
- 2)Medium sized bottle gourd ( lauki )- Washed peeled and cubed to small pieces
- 3)Oil - 2 tbsp
- 4)Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- 5)1/2 tsp ginger paste
- 6)Turmeric powder
- 7)Red cilly powder - 1 tsp
- 8)Coriander powder - 2 tsp
- 9)Asfoetida - A pinch
- 10)2 Green chillies finely chpped( optional)
Indian yellow lentils with zucchini
By Memnet
In a saucepan, boil the lentils and turmeric in water, then reduce heat and simmer until the lentils are cooked but...
- 1 cup small yellow lenses.
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric.
- 1 1/4 cups of water.
- 1 1/2 cups of diced zucchini.
- 4 tbsp. vegetable oil.
- 1 large onion, cut into thin strips.
- 2 cloves garlic crushed.
- 2 fresh green chilies, chopped.
- 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds.
- 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds.
- some cilantro leaves and chopped fresh mint.
- 6-8 curry leaves.
- salt.
- 1/2 tsp. sugar.
- 4 tbsp. lemon juice.
- 8 oz canned chopped tomatoes.
Urad Dal Rice
By Tanyadesigan, Easy and Simple Foods
Urad Dal / Ulunthu is one of the common dish in south india
- Ponni Rice- 1 cup
- Splited black urad dal - 1/2 cup
- venthayam - 1/8 tea spoon (or just 5 or 6 of it.)
- cumin / jeera - 1 tea spoon
- garlic - 2 gloves (cut into pieces)
- salt - as per taste
Spicy Kuzhi paniyaram
By dsathwa
Soak rice and urad dal for 5 – 6 hours
- Idly rice 1 cup
- Urad dal ¼ cup
- Fenugreek seed 1 tbsp
- Salt 2 tbsp
- Oil ¼ cup
- Mustard 1 tsp
- Urad dal 1 tsp
- Curry leaf 6 – 7 leaves
- Red chili 1
Italian chicken, lentil and vegetable soup
By missfletcher24
hearty and flavorful broth loaded with tender chicken, Washington grown lentils and plenty of vegetables
- 3 strips thick sliced peppered bacon, diced
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 medium onion, peeled and diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 2 T tomato paste
- 1 t Italian seasoning
- 1/2 t chili powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 C diced cooked chicken meat
- 1 C lentils
- 2 C assorted vegetables, cut into bite sized pieces (peas, corn, green beans, cauliflower, cabbage...anything you like)
- 5 C chicken or vegetable stock
Boli (chana dal boli)
By Aanthai
Dry roast Chana dal and soak in water for 1 hour
- Chana dal 1 cup
- Jaggery 3/4 cup
- Coconut grated 1/4 cup
- Elachi 1/2 spoon
- Ghee 1 tablespoon
- Maida 2 cups
- Kesari powder to add colour
- Salt 1 pinch
- Oil 2 tablespoon
Urad Dal Vadai
By Tanyadesigan, Easy and Simple Foods
A traditional south Indian snack, which takes place in all the festivals and functions
- Urad dal - 1 cup
- Pepper - 1 tea spoon
- Jeera - 2 tea spoons
- salt - to taste
- curry leaves- a few
Spicy Tuna and Lentil Salad
Recipewe ♡By 750 International
Cook the lentils in boiling water for 20 minutes (or according to instructions on the package)
- 1 1/2 cups green lentils
- 1 red onion
- 1 can of tuna (in water)
- parsley
- 1 pinch chilli powder (adjust according to taste)
- 6 pinches of paprika
- 4 pinches of curry
- 6 pinches of cumin
- 2 tablespoons Xeres vinegar
- salt and pepper
Grilled pork tenderloin with vegetables and lentils
By lentilles vertes du puy
Peel all the vegetables, cut into thin strips separately
- scant cup of green lentils
- 1 1/3 lbs of pork farmer (4 slices 5 oz)
- 2/3 cup of red beets
- 2/3 cup of carrots
- 2/3 cup of turnip
- 1/2 cup zucchini
- 7 tbsp fresh butter
- salt Pepper
- scant cup of gravy
- scant 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp acacia honey
- 1 tablespoon powdered gingerbread
- 1 tbsp whole grain mustard
- 1 tbsp mead vinegar
paruppu vadai (aama vadai)
By LDM
Soak all dals for 10 minutes
- chana dal- 2 cup
- Tuar dal - 1/8 cup
- Ural dal- 1/8 cup
- Red chillies- 6
- Salt
- Hing
- Oil for frying.
lentil soup
By mm84
Boil, check when done 30 minutes Oil fry 1 onions and garlic, 3 tomato Sugar put in lentils Fry sausage and add
- Box of Lentils soaked overnight
- Water
- Salt
- Sausage
- cilantro
- onions and garlic
- 3 tomato
- Sugar put in lentils
DAL
By richand
add turmeric and salt. cook dal with tomato To make tadka, heat oil, Add cummin seeds, finely chopped ginger and ...
- Split red gram 120 gms
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric a pinch
- Tomato 1
- Coriander Leaves few
- Cummin seeds 5 gms
- Ginger 10 gms
- Garlic 10 gms
- Green chillies 2nos.
- Onion 50 gms
- Chilly powder 5 gms
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