Anyone care to share? I have both red and brown lentils and would love some recipes to use them up.

gardie - 2011-08-04 12:15:00

Lentil Carrot Veggie Burgers
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup grated carrots
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 cups cooked lentils, mashed
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs or rolled oats
• salt to taste
• oil for frying
Preparation:
Cook the onion and carrot in the water until tender, about ten minutes.
Drain off excess water, then combine the onion and carrot with the remaining ingredients except oil.
Form into patties and fry in a lightly oiled frying pan until browned on both sides and heated through, about ten minutes.

pam.delilah - 2011-08-04 12:32:00

Creamy Lentil Soup with Onion

1 ½ c red lentils
4 c chicken stock or water
½ tsp ground tumeric
2.5cm ginger, peeled and chopped
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 c milk
1 ½ tsp salt

Garnish:

60g unsalted butter
1 onion, finely shredded
1 tsp cumin seeds
black pepper
¼ c coriander, finely chopped

Pick over lentils, rinse, put in large pot with chicken stock, tumeric, ginger and tomatoes. Bring to the boil and simmer uncovered about 25 min until lentils soft. Puree, add milk and salt, reheat and keep at a simmer.

To make garnish, melt butter over high heat, add onion and cumin, cook about 5 minutes until golden brown.

Serve soup hot with garnish, pepper and coriander on top.

davidt4 - 2011-08-04 12:33:00

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elliehen - 2011-08-04 12:58:00

pam.delilah wrote:

Lentil Carrot Veggie Burgers
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup grated carrots
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 cups cooked lentils, mashed
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs or rolled oats
• salt to taste
• oil for frying
Preparation:
Cook the onion and carrot in the water until tender, about ten minutes.
Drain off excess water, then combine the onion and carrot with the remaining ingredients except oil.
Form into patties and fry in a lightly oiled frying pan until browned on both sides and heated through, about ten minutes.

Thanks - I have all the ingredients in my cupboard even!

Thanks to the others for recipes too. Please do keep them coming.

gardie - 2011-08-04 13:28:00

1 tablespoon oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stick celery, diced
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 carrot, grated
1 zucchini (courgette), grated
425g can brown lentils
425g can crushed tomatoes
140g tub tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 x 250g packet fresh lasagne sheets

Sauce

40g margarine
3 tablespoons plain flour
3 cups low fat milk
1/2 cup grated low fat cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
The instructions to follow. Really yummy. Was nice straight away but better made ahead.

zappi - 2011-08-04 14:23:00

Heat oil in a large saucepan and sauté onion and celery until soft. Add curry powder and sauté a further minute. Add carrot, zucchini (courgette), brown lentils, tomatoes, tomato paste and salt. Bring mixture to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside.
2To make sauce, place margarine in a bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute or until melted. Stir through flour, then microwave a further minute. Gradually add milk and then microwave for 8 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until mixture boils and thickens. Add cheese and salt and microwave for 1 minute.
3To assemble line the base of a 20cm x 33cm ovenproof dish with lasagne sheets. Spread with half the lentil sauce, then half the white sauce. Repeat the layers, ending with the white sauce. Bake in a moderate oven, 180ºC, for 40 minutes. Serves 8.

zappi - 2011-08-04 14:24:00

Sounds great zappi - thanks.

gardie - 2011-08-04 16:29:00

Lentil or pea soup

500 gms lentils or split peas, wash and sort
8 cups water
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 ½ cups chopped carrots
1 ¼ tsp dried thyme
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf.

Put all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 35 minutes or so until the lentils are tender. Using a stick blender, puree until smooth. Add freshly ground pepper and salt to taste. Reheat to boiling point and serve with sour cream or yogurt.

I've only made this with lentils and I really like it,

calista - 2011-08-05 07:02:00

A cyberfriend from an on-line community posted this, I like it and it;s quick because i usually have the ingredients in my cupboard.

"Babybear'sTomato and lentil soup

1 onion
little oil
500g jar of tomato sauce for pasta
250g red lentils
1 pint of stock (600 mls)
boiling water

Dice and sauté the onion in a little amount of oil. Add the jar of pasta sauce, rinse out the jar with water and toss that into the pot too. Add in the stock and the lentils. Cook slowly for at least 30 minutes.

This is a gluten-free, rich, thick soup that is easily made from items in the store cupboard. I like to make this soup first thing in the morning, then re-heat it at lunch time. The extra sitting time brings out the flavours"

calista - 2011-08-05 07:06:00

Great store cupboard recipes calista - thanks.

gardie - 2011-08-06 07:51:00

I always add lentils to soup.. and this quick meal is a favourite:

One Pot Lentil Dinner

Boil 120gms lentils with 500mls water (or use your favourite stock) until lentils are tender.

Add:
2 large chopped potatoes ( I scrub and leave the skins on)
1 large onion diced
1 large carrot chopped
1 stem celery chopped, use leaves too if you want
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander

Bring the mix to a boil then simmer without a lid, until the veges are as tender as you prefer.
The mix will thicken as the liquid evaporates, so stir often.
Season to taste and serve topped with chopped parsley.

Variations:
The original recipe included 2 cubes beef stock - or you could use other stock cubes
Add curry powder to your taste
Use different veges in season - swede, parsnips, shallots (have almost finished my last season's crop), etc.. at this time of the year, or in summer, use courgette, capsicum, tomatoes, scallopini, aubergine, etc..

juliewn - 2011-08-06 16:02:00

Bumping.

gardie - 2012-02-01 06:21:00

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richard198 - 2012-02-01 10:01:00

richard198 wrote:

Okay, the Krishna Vegan version of Dhal!

5 Tbs ghee (oil and butter instead)

Vegan? With ghee or butter?

davidt4 - 2012-02-01 10:03:00

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richard198 - 2012-02-01 11:32:00

This beef and lentil lasagne is delicious and extremely low in fat... http://aftertasteblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/beef-and-lent
il-lasagne/

bridget107 - 2012-02-01 11:35:00

pam.delilah wrote:

Lentil Carrot Veggie Burgers
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup grated carrots
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 cups cooked lentils, mashed
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs or rolled oats
• salt to taste
• oil for frying
Preparation:
Cook the onion and carrot in the water until tender, about ten minutes.
Drain off excess water, then combine the onion and carrot with the remaining ingredients except oil.
Form into patties and fry in a lightly oiled frying pan until browned on both sides and heated through, about ten minutes.

Wow, these sound so yum! Will try this weekend :-)

bridget107 - 2012-02-01 11:38:00

Bumping for tonight's dinner!

gardie - 2012-10-04 16:33:00

recycling ..

bev00 - 2013-10-04 23:19:00

Make lentil spag bol.

Brown a onion, some garlic etc (just like for the meat version) add a can of tomatoes and cooked lentils (about a good cup).

Add herbs to taste and whatever you like in your 'meat' version of the dish and voila, yummy and my family prefer this to the meat version as it is less greasy and more filling.

I use this basic mix and ass cumin and kidney beans for nachos, chille etc and even add small pieces of carrot and peas and make it into shepherds pie.

mumstu - 2013-10-05 08:30:00

lentils make a great dhal.

bev00 - 2014-10-05 19:09:00

hi gardie......how you doing.
#2 lentil recipe, can easily be made into pretend sausage rolls. use flaky pastry and put the filling in.

korbo - 2014-10-05 21:02:00

richard198 wrote:

Okay, the Krishna Vegan version of Dhal!
This recipe is for using Mung Dal (split yellow mung beans) but red lentils are good to use instead.
1 cup beans
7 cups water
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 medium zucchini/courgette (peeled and chopped)
5 Tbs ghee (oil and butter instead)
1/2 Tbs minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 Tbs cumin seeds
1 Tbs black mustard seeds
1 green chillie (minced)
1/4 tsp hing/asofoeteda
1 1/2 tsp turmeric
1 Tbs salt
Fresh coriander.

In 1-gallon saucepan put 3 tablespoons ghee, turmeric, hing, and beans. Fry for 30 seconds on medium heat. Add vegetables and fry for 1 more minute. Add water, salt, fresh chillie and diced ginger. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover, lower heat and let simmer for 1 hour or until the beans have dissolved into soup. Set aside.
In a small skillet, add remaining ghee. When hot, add cumin seeds and black mustard seeds. When the seeds start to crackle, pour the mixture into the pot of dahl. Garnish with fresh coriander.

Oil and butter instead, I'd say you need one or the other not both, JMO

nauru - 2014-10-06 15:01:00

One of my quick favourites

http://www.foodinaminute.co.nz/Recipes/Indian-Eggs

I make it without the sausages and it is yummy. I chucked in dried red lentils the other night and extra water and it still worked. You can add more spices to the mix too if you like a bit more heat.

2spotties - 2014-10-10 08:28:00

Easy Dahl...(red lentils)

Fry one finely chopped onion and 2 cloves of crushed garlic in some oil. Add about 1c red lentils, 1t cumin, 1t coriander, 1t paprika, pepper, and if you like chilli some dried chilli flakes or similar and stir a few mins. Add 2 c water, simmer about 20 mins till the lentils are soft and the whole thing has turned into a 'soup" you may need more water, or less water. Pour over cooked hot rice. Make burnt butter for the top, with fried garlic in it.

amazing_grace - 2014-10-11 09:37:00

I also like

Pumpkin and Brown Lentils Stew

Fry onion, garlic, and 1inch chunks of pumpkin in oil. Add 2t curry powder, and fry a minute or two. Add 1 can chopped tomatoes, 1/2c chicken stock, 1c brown lentils from a can (drained), 3 chopped fresh tomatoes. Simmer till the pumpkin is soft. Add chopped fresh mint and coriander to serve.

amazing_grace - 2014-10-11 09:40:00

lunch on thurs...... brown lentils cooked and cubed cooked pumpkin and toasted pumpkin seeds, then chop and add, bok choy, lettuce leaves, chopped cooked potatoes....drizzle with olive oil...you could add whatever you want its yummy

motorbo - 2014-10-11 11:31:00

I did these the other day:
http://www.cleaneatingveggiegirl.com/2014/07/10/sweet-and-so
ur-lentils-over-rice/

uli - 2015-10-10 20:56:00

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uli - 2016-10-09 13:07:00

This feeds four people easily and features on a regular basis on our menu.

Faki Soupa or Greek Lentil Soup

It’s not runny at all more like a stew.

(btw this is better made at least one day before and will keep in fridge for a few days)

250g brown lentils
1 litre water
1 large onion chopped
2-4 cloves garlic chopped
2 pieces celery stalk thinly sliced
3-4 carrots thinly sliced
150ml olive oil (sounds a lot and doesn’t make soup oily and really adds to flavour)
1 x 400g can of chopped toms or 450g fresh toms sliced
1-2 Tbs tomato puree
1 bay leaf
1 Tbs dried oregano
pepper and salt

Check over the lentils for stones and dirt then wash in a strainer.
Put in a big saucepan cover with water and bring to boil slowly, allow to boil for 2-3 mins then strain.
Put the lentils back in the saucepan, cover with 1 litre of water, add all the other ingredients except the salt and
simmer for 30 mins. Add salt at the end to taste.

We serve with a piece of feta cheese on top and fresh bread.

village.green - 2016-10-09 14:28:00

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bev00 - 2017-10-10 00:13:00

I have done the "Greek Lentil Soup" above and it is nice (not sure how "Greek" it is though, but a good stew on a cold night.

uli - 2018-09-12 20:38:00

On a side note - watties indian lentils in a can are delicious !

twindizzy - 2018-09-13 11:34:00

I love adding lentils to a beef casserole. Helps to make the meat go a bit further too!

bisloy - 2018-09-14 21:32:00

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bev00 - 2019-09-06 23:20:00

Thanks so much Bev. I had lost both the recipes I posted and forgotten I had posted them here.

Now I can make those soups again as well as the other lentil dishes on this thread.

calista - 2019-09-12 20:38:00