Hundreds of years ago, the inhabitants of Ancient Rome, Egypt and Greece used lentils in cooking dishes, in Russia even baked bread from it. Today, such a culture does not show due interest and is completely in vain, because lentils have unique healing properties and amazing taste. Many dishes can be prepared from it: soups, cereals, side dishes, casseroles and much more. Introducing delicious and simple recipes for lentils.

Garnish lentils - a simple and delicious recipe


Lentils - a unique product that permanently eliminates the feeling of hunger, saturates the body with vitamins and nutrients. For the preparation of side dishes, brown, red and green varieties are mainly used. They are perfectly combined with meat and fish dishes, as well as vegetables - with pumpkin, potatoes and cabbage.

Brown Lentil Garnish

Brown lentils are distinguished by their delicate nutty aroma, it is not capricious in terms of processing.

Ingredients:

• 220 g of brown lentils;
• 2 tomatoes;
• 2 onions;
• 4 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
• lemon slice, salt, pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Pour the beans with boiling water and leave for an hour. As soon as they swell, we discard the lentils in a colander.
2. Peel the tomatoes, chop the pulp, finely chop the onion.
3. We heat the pan with olive oil, first fry the onions, then add the tomatoes, stew the vegetables for about 3 minutes.
4. After a few minutes, add the beans to the vegetables, pour a glass of warm water, season with spices, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Season the prepared lentils with a sauce of olive oil and lemon juice, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs.

Red lentils garnished

Red lentils are pretty hard to spoil. From it you can make an original side dish with a spicy-sweet flavor.

Ingredients:

• 220 g lentils (red);
• 3 chili peppers;
• leek;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• curry, salt, pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the beans thoroughly, fill with water (0.5 L), put on fire and bring to a boil. Cook the lentils on low heat for 20 minutes, the grains should become soft.
2. Grind onion, garlic and pepper, pass for a few minutes in vegetable oil, adding a little curry.
3. Add the boiled beans, salt, pepper to the vegetables and simmer for 10 minutes under a closed lid.

Green Lentil Garnish

Garnish of green beans can be served as an independent dietary dish, if in its preparation instead of butter use olive or vegetable.

Ingredients:

• 220 g lentils (green);
• onion;
• carrot;
• clove of garlic;
• butter;
• thyme, salt, pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Pour lentils with water, cook over low heat until soft.
2. In oil, fry chopped onions, garlic, carrots.
3. Combine the finished lentils with vegetables, season with salt, pepper and thyme. Stew for a few minutes, serve.

Hearty porridge with vegetables


For cooking, it is better to use red lentils. She quickly cooks and looks great ready-made. You can add different products to the porridge, but do not get carried away, because lentils have a pleasant taste.

Ingredients:

• 200 g lentils;
• carrot;
• celery root;
• onion;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• 2-3 tomatoes;
• turnip medium size (if desired);
• vegetable (corn) oil.

Cooking method:

1. We wash and lentil grains until cooked.
2. Peel the tomatoes, finely chop the flesh. Grind onions, garlic and carrots. Turnip into cubes or three on a large grater.
3. Stew all vegetables with a small amount of water in a saucepan, adding vegetable oil.
4. Once the vegetables are ready, add the lentils and simmer for another 10 minutes. Porridge from lentils is ready, sprinkle with chopped herbs and serve.

Puree soup with croutons

Lentil soup puree is a hearty, tasty, healthy dish. For its preparation, culinary specialists use a red culture that boils well and gives the desired texture.

Ingredients:

• 200 g lentils;
• 400 ml of chicken stock;
• red onion;
• carrot;
• Art. a spoon of tomato paste;
• clove of garlic;
• croutons;
• slice of lemon;
• pepper, salt, caraway seeds.

Cooking method:

1. Put lentils, chopped onions, garlic, tomato paste, pepper, a pinch of caraway seeds into a saucepan, and fill in with chicken stock. We put on the fire and cook until the beans and vegetables are completely boiled.
2. Once the ingredients are soft, remove the pan from the heat, add salt, lemon juice and use a blender to beat the puree to a consistency.
3. Serve lentil soup with croutons and mint leaves.

Lentil cutlets


The best alternative to meat dishes can be lentil patties. Due to their unique properties, they are nutritious and nutritious.Since lentils are quite soft in structure, adding eggs to the products is not necessary. It is better to use vegetables, such as zucchini, carrots, pumpkin or potatoes.

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Ingredients:

• 200 g lentils;
• onion;
• carrot;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• teaspoon caraway and coriander;
• salt, parsley, olive oil.

Cooking method:

1. Boil lentils for 20 minutes, drain the water, completely cool.
2. In a blender bowl, place the boiled beans, chopped onions, garlic, parsley, grated carrots and spices. You can add a little breadcrumbs. We mix everything.
3. From the minced meat we form cutlets, lightly roll them in breadcrumbs and fry them in olive oil until crisp.
4. Ready cutlets can be decorated with lettuce, red onion rings, pour sour cream.

Lentil Diet Salad

Features of lentils are that in its composition there are a lot of nutrients and microelements, and the fat content is reduced to zero. Therefore, using a light salad with lentils, you can quickly lose weight.

Ingredients:

• 220 g lentils;
• Red onion:
• green onions;
• carrot;
• clove of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. tablespoons of wine bite and the same amount of lemon juice;
• a bunch of parsley;
• olive oil, salt.

Cooking method:

1. Pour the beans with water, cook for 40 minutes. Pour the finished beans into a colander, rinse under running water.
2. Cooking the sauce. Take a spoonful of olive oil, mix with chopped garlic, wine vinegar and lemon juice.
3. Grind red, green onions and parsley. Cut the carrots into small cubes.
4. Put the lentils in the salad bowl, add the prepared vegetables, pour the sauce, mix and put the salad in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.

Bean Tomato Soup


Lentil tomato soup will take its rightful place on the menu. Bright, mouth-watering, truly spring dish, which harmoniously combines the nutty taste of beans, the light sourness of tomatoes and the pleasant sweetness of bell pepper.

Ingredients:

• 220 g lentils;
• 500 ml of tomato juice;
• carrot;
• onion;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• Bell pepper;
• 200 ml of meat broth;
• 2-3 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
• salt.

Cooking method:

1. Bean grains are pre-soaked in cold water, boiled until half cooked.
2. Fry chopped onions and carrots in olive oil.
3. Add the small cubes of bell pepper to the vegetables and simmer them for several minutes.
4. Pour the broth into vegetables, simmer until fully cooked.
5. In the pan we spread the prepared vegetables, lentils, add spices, chopped garlic. Pour tomato juice, mix and put on the stove. As soon as the soup boils, remove from heat, cover with a lid and let it brew for 20 minutes.
6. Tomato cream soup served with sour cream and parsley.

Cooking option with mushrooms

Lentils with mushrooms are a tasty and not difficult to prepare dish. Thanks to its velvety and soft taste, even those who do not like bean dishes will surely appreciate the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 200 g of beans;
• 150 g of dried mushrooms;
• onion;
• carrot;
• sunflower oil.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse grains, boil for 30 minutes.
2. Pre-soak the dried mushrooms so that bitterness leaves them.
3. Grind carrots and onions.
4. First, fry the mushrooms in a pan with sunflower oil. Then add onions, carrots, spices and simmer until the vegetables are soft.
5. Once the vegetables with mushrooms are ready, pour boiling water (half a glass) and simmer for a few more minutes.
6. Add the finished lentils to vegetables with mushrooms, cover, simmer for 5-7 minutes.

Lentils with Chicken and Bell Peppers


For those who are looking for a recipe for an original and delicious dish for a festive table, then cooked lentils with vegetables and chicken will definitely decorate the table.

Ingredients:

• 200 g lentils;
• 2 chicken breasts (fillet);
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 heads of onions;
• 2 sweet peppers;
• 2 small apples (Antonovka, Granny);
• teaspoon chili peppers;
• olive oil.

Cooking method:

1. In order for the preparation to take not so much time, it is better to pre-soak the lentils, you can leave them overnight. Then rinse with water and cook for half an hour on low heat.
2. While the beans are boiling, you can prepare the rest of the ingredients. We take bell pepper, cut it into cubes. Peel the apples and peel mode. Sprinkle pepper and apples with oil and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.
3. We take a frying pan and fry chopped onions in vegetable oil. As soon as the onion becomes transparent, add the pieces of chicken and fry.
4. To the fried chicken with onions add baked peppers and apples, as well as chopped garlic and chili peppers for piquancy.
5. It remains to add the lentils, mix everything and stew a little, so that all the ingredients can absorb each other's juices.

Indian dal - a step by step recipe

Dal is a traditional Indian dish. Even in the poorest families of India, such a soup is a must on the table. For its preparation, different types of legumes are used, as well as spices and spices, which give the dish a unique taste and aroma.

Ingredients:

• 220 g lentils;
• 3 tomatoes;
• white onions;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• tsp sesame seeds;
• teaspoon mustard seeds;
• teaspoon of caraway seeds;
• teaspoon of turmeric;
• bay leaf;
• 2 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice;
• sunflower oil, salt, parsley.

Cooking method:

1. Pour lentils with 3 glasses of cold water and cook for 20 minutes.
2. Tomatoes peel and pulp mode in small cubes.
3. In a frying pan with heated oil, pass the chopped onions and garlic.
4. As soon as the vegetables are slightly fried, add mustard seeds, turmeric, caraway seeds, mix, and continue cooking for a few more minutes. At the end, add the sesame seeds. In almost ready lentils we spread vegetables and tomatoes. Add bay leaf, lemon juice and salt to taste. Cook the soup for 10 minutes.
5. Indian dal from lentils decorate with parsley and serve with tortillas.

Chicken Liver Appetizer


Lentils have a peculiarity, it does not absorb harmful substances and toxins, so the dishes are not only tasty, but also healthy.

Ingredients:

• 250 g lentils;
• onion;
• 400 g chicken liver;
• teaspoon coriander and black pepper;
• salt, vegetable oil, dill.

Cooking method:

1. Boil the lentils until cooked.
2. In a saucepan, heat the vegetable oil, fry the chopped onion until golden.
3. Then add chicken liver to it and fry until cooked.
4. To the chicken liver with onions add lentils, spices, mix and simmer for a few more minutes. Decorate the finished dish with chopped herbs.

Lentil paste with nuts

A variety of dishes can be prepared from lentils. For example, bean paste with walnuts. This is a great option as a brown bread sandwich. Despite the fact that the paste is not the most delicious dish in appearance, but its taste and aroma compensate for this drawback.

Ingredients:

• 250 g lentils;
• onion;
• carrot;
• 80 g of walnuts;
• salt, pepper, sunflower oil.

Cooking method:

1. Boil lentils for 20 minutes.
2. Grind onions and carrots, fry in vegetable oil until golden brown.
3. Walnuts can be ground in a coffee grinder.
4. In a deep container, spread the finished lentils, vegetables, nuts, add spices and mix the ingredients with a blender until a homogeneous texture, that is, the paste. The finished snack can be put in a bowl and garnished with quarters of nuts.

Lentil casserole with cheese


Lentil casserole is an excellent choice for a light dinner.A healthy and incredibly tasty dish is especially appreciated by those who choose a healthy lifestyle.

Ingredients:

• 220 g beans;
• 100 g Adyghe cheese;
• egg;
• teaspoon curry;
• salt.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse and cook the lentils until all the liquid has gone.
2. In the cooled overcooked lentils we drive in an egg, salt, curry and add Adyghe cheese, which you can just crumble with your hands.
3. Take a baking dish, cover it with parchment paper and spread the dough. We bake the dish in the oven at a temperature of 200 degrees for an hour.

Stew with tomatoes and corn

Lentil stew with vegetables is a fragrant, hearty and mouth-watering dish. Lentils are excellent with all vegetables, and if you add a little seasoning and garlic, then an amazing taste is born.

Ingredients:

• 220 g lentils;
• 5-6 tomatoes (700 g of tomatoes in their own juice);
• 2 carrots;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 onions;
• 80 g of corn;
• 200 ml of vegetable broth;
• Art. a spoon of red wine vinegar;
• 2 teaspoons of curry, caraway seeds, salt;
• black pepper, olive oil.

Cooking method:

1. In a preheated pan in olive oil, fry chopped onions and carrots. As soon as the vegetables are browned, add chopped garlic to them and fry for another minute.
2. Put tomatoes in a deep container, chop them with a blender.
3. In the pan we spread the washed beans, fried vegetables, tomatoes, corn and all spices. Mix, pour the broth and put on the stove. As soon as the stew boils, reduce the fire and simmer under the lid for 40 minutes.
4. To give the finished dish time to brew, before serving, season with wine vinegar.

Black Lentil and Chickpea Curry


Lentil Curry is the most popular dish in Sri Lanka. Black bean curry is hearty, wholesome, and deliciously delicious. Particularly impressive is the taste of beans, which are boiled in coconut milk along with seasonings.

You can cook coconut milk yourself or purchase a finished product. But the taste of home and purchased are two huge differences. Making coconut milk is easy enough. To do this, you need one coconut and water. Peel the coconut, grate the pulp on a fine grater, add water to it and squeeze it out with your hands for several minutes. As soon as the water turns white, filter the milk through a sieve.

Ingredients:

• 200 g lentils (black);
• 200 g chickpeas;
• onion;
• 50 g of ginger;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tomatoes;
• 300 ml of coconut milk;
• 2 tsp caraway seeds, coriander;
• tsp turmeric;
• 1 teaspoon of curry.

Cooking method:

1. Soak lentils and chickpeas for 2 hours. Boiled beans are boiled for an hour.
2. Pour vegetable oil into the pan, if necessary, then coconut oil. Fry chopped onion in it.
3. As soon as the onion is browned, add chopped garlic and ginger. Cook for a few more minutes, put the seeds of coriander and caraway seeds. We are waiting for a couple of minutes for all seasonings to reveal their aroma. Now you can add finely chopped tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Combine the prepared beans with vegetables, add turmeric and curry powder, pour a glass of water and cook for 20 minutes. After time, add coconut milk, bring to a boil and turn off the heat.
5. The dish can be served with herbs and rice.

Features of cooking lentil dishes

1. There are about ten varieties of lentils that differ in color, shape and method of preparation. Therefore, it is important to know which variety is suitable for the preparation of a particular dish.
 black, green and brown are suitable for making cereals;
 Orange, yellow and red are good options for soups and stews.
2. Processing time also depends on the variety. French lentils are boiled quickly, it will take a little longer for red and brown, green is boiled for the longest.
3. Before cooking, sort and rinse.Soaking them is not necessary, as you should not add salt to the water, which will only prevent their rapid digestion.
4. Proportions: for salads 1: 1, for cereals and stews the amount of water can be doubled.
5. Using spices such as coriander, black pepper, turmeric, dried and fresh ginger will help the body easily absorb legumes.

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