Red Lentils

RinnyLush
RinnyLush Posts: 389 Member
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Hey all!

I have a big bag of red lentils in my pantry and no idea what to do with them... I've tried googling recipes, but all I seem to find are really complicated curries, or recipes with a long list of ingredients. They sound good and I'm sure I'll give them a shot one day, but does anyone have any recommendations for simple recipes with few ingredients? I'm looking for something more side-dishy and quick. Thanks! :flowerforyou:

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  • Sweetie1429
    Sweetie1429 Posts: 24 Member
    I have a simple curry recipe that I make once a week.
    1 table spoon oil
    1 cup uncooked lentils
    1 tea spoon curry powder
    1 tea spoon cummin seeds
    1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
    1/2 cup chopped kale or your choice of leafy green vegetable
    Salt
    Ginger garlic paste (optional)

    Heat oil. Add cumin, curry powder, ginger garlic paste. Add vegetable and salt stir we'll add lentils after a min and water and cook it well.
  • JustT1m
    JustT1m Posts: 41 Member
    Red Lentil and butternut sqaush soup

    1 medium chopped onion

    1 cup chopped carrots

    2 cloves of minced garlic

    1 tsp of olive oil

    1 cup of dry red lentils (washed and picked through for stones)

    1 1/2 cups of chopped butternut squash - I used 2 small one peeled and chopped (Baking helps to soften up the sqaush for easier pleeing)

    6 cups of vegetable broth (divided 4 cups and 2 cups)

    Seasonings to taste: (I used a pinch to two pinches of each)

    Dried basil, oregano, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.

    Heat oil in a large soup pot, and sauté the onion, carrots and garlic for about 5 minutes or until the onions are tender. Add lentils, squash and 4 cups of the broth to the pot. Add the seasonings and let simmer for about 30 minutes.

    The lentils soaked up a lot of the broth so at the end to make it less thick I added the extra 2 cups of broth. I like my soup to be less thick, but you could forego the extra broth if you like it that way.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Make a soup,

    Sautee some onions and celery and garlic in olive oil, then when the onions are translucent add water and bullion and water, or stock of choice (beef, chicken, veg), whatever vegetables you have lying around, and the lentils and let simmer for ~1hour.
  • helenlovesruby
    helenlovesruby Posts: 39 Member
    I sometimes use it insted of mince in spaghetti Bolognese or mousaka. It's tomato and lentil soup is also very simple.
  • RinnyLush
    RinnyLush Posts: 389 Member
    Great ideas! Thanks everyone. I'll put some of these methods to practice this weekend. :smile:
  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 223 Member
    I have a simple curry recipe that I make once a week.
    1 table spoon oil
    1 cup uncooked lentils
    1 tea spoon curry powder
    1 tea spoon cummin seeds
    1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
    1/2 cup chopped kale or your choice of leafy green vegetable
    Salt
    Ginger garlic paste (optional)

    Heat oil. Add cumin, curry powder, ginger garlic paste. Add vegetable and salt stir we'll add lentils after a min and water and cook it well.
    This sounds good. Thanks!
  • MrsFatbap2014
    MrsFatbap2014 Posts: 13 Member
    How about a spicy lentil soup -
    400g can of chopped tomatoes
    25g red lentils
    400ml water
    1 vegetable stock cube
    1 tsp of mixed dried herbs
    1 small onion chopped
    1 small red or green pepper, chopped
    1 tsp of tabasco sauce or more if you like it spicier

    Place all the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for 35 mins

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