My favourite way to eat lentils right now, is to serve them with some brown rice, a dollop of natural yoghurt on top, and a green salad. Here’s the lentil recipe I use:
Dhal Curry
Adapted from Delia Online
Ingredients
8 oz (225 g) red lentils
2 level teaspoons ground ginger
1 level teaspoon ground cumin
1 level teaspoon turmeric
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon rice bran oil
1 large onion, peeled and grated
1 red chilli, de-seeded and chopped
1 level teaspoon Madras curry powder
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tin of tomatoes
Salt and cracked black pepper
Method:
- In a saucepan containing 1½ pints of water add one teaspoon each of ginger, cumin and turmeric, then bring it all to the boil. Stir in the lentils, let it come back to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
- After that add the diced potato and continue cooking until the lentils have turned mushy (making sure the mixture doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan by giving it a stir now and again).
- While that’s cooking, heat up the butter and oil in another pan, and fry the onion and pepper in it (over a fairly high heat) until the onion has browned – then lower the heat and stir in the Madras curry powder (if you like your curries hotter, you can add more), the garlic, the remaining ground ginger and the tomatoes.
- Cook for a minute before adding the lentil mixture, then taste, season and cook gently for a further 5-10 minutes (stirring from time to time).
I think this recipe is super-delicious, I hope you enjoy it too!
Have you tried lentils? Do you eat them alone, or combine with other foods?
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Love the lentil dhal!! One of my favourites. Must try the others. :) x
Hi Ruth,
I love lentils, so healthy but really satisfying, too! :-)
Ps… try adding smoked back bacon to the soup! Delicious flavour!!:):)
We add lentils to curry when we make it at home – my brother eats *so* much because of all his training – these are really great for padding out curries/stews etc. and filling him up! Plus, they really are delicious! Thanks for the ideas, Melanie!
Hi Menekse,
I agree, I also add chickpeas to my curries to bulk them out and make the meal go further, too :-)
i love lentil…
i found it in mart but didn’t know how to cook it
I hope this has given you some ideas…. :-)
I use lentils to make a salad by adding some grilled and chopped bacon, some chopped tomatoes, cucumber, grilled and skinned pepper, avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese and a simple dressing made from olive oil and vinegar (I’ve addapted this recipe from Merchant Gourmet website as it was there I first came accross the Black Beluga lentils). :)
Agh… sounds delish!!! I might give it a go. What type of lentils do you use for this salad?
This sounds sooooooo good. wouldn’t have thought of lentils in a salad. Thankyou!!!
Having a slight Indian background does come in useful sometimes, especially when it comes to the hugely cultured food. From a young age, I have been introduced to lentils, though at start I hated it, it then grew on me and now I have it daily, and love it! It provides the necessary nutrients you need to grow and repair your muscles.
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This has inspired me a little tonight!! Yum! Thank you!!! :D
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