Indian lentil recipes

16 recipes
Recipe Vada/garelu - a south indian lentil doughnut

Vada/garelu - a south indian lentil doughnut

Other Very Easy 20 min 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Urad dal/black gram 2 tablespoons raw Rice 1 tablespoon Chana dal 1 Onion, peeled and fienly chopped 1 tablespoon Jeera/cumin seeds 6-9...
Recipe Arisi paruppu sadham( spiced rice and lentils)

Arisi paruppu sadham( spiced rice and lentils)

Main Dish Very Easy 30 min 10 min
Ingredients: Raw rice-2 cup Toor dal-1/2 cup Moong dal-1/2 cup Onion small chopped-1 Tomato small chopped-1 Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon Salt to taste Ghee-1/4...
Recipe Lentil soup/sabut masoor ki dal

Lentil soup/sabut masoor ki dal

Main Dish Very Easy 25 min 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cup round lentils 1 tea bag 1 tablespoon of Kasoori methi ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 cups water to pressure cook lentils Salt to taste 1...
Recipe Green beans and lentil crumble

Green beans and lentil crumble

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 25 min
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh green beans, finely sliced 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon salt The Crumble: 2 cups toor dhal (yellow split lentil) 3 red dry...
Recipe Sambar ( indian dhal curry)

Sambar ( indian dhal curry)

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 20 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup yellow dhal/lentils 1 radish (300 g - remove skin and cut into chunks) 8 small shallots (remove skin) 6 cloves garlic (remove skin and...
Recipe Pappu charu (andhra style dal/lentil medley)

Pappu charu (andhra style dal/lentil medley)

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 40 min
Ingredients: Tuar dal/kandi pappu – 1 cup Water – 2 cups. Tamarind- a small lemon sized ball Tomatoes – 2 medium sized Turmeric – 1/4 spoon Hing: one pinch...
Recipe Tomato dal tadka

Tomato dal tadka

Main Dish Very Easy 16 min 44 min
Ingredients: For Dal: 1/2 cup masoor dal ( red lentils ) 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon oil 2 cups water For Tadka: 2 teaspoon oil 1 teaspoon mustard...

Indian inspired carrots and lentil soup

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 25 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup red lentils, washed and drained 1 cup sweet carrots 1/2 medium onion, diced 1 clove of garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1...

Beans usili( green beans and lentils fry)

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 40 min
Ingredients: Beans (finely chopped)-250 g Onion small( sliced)-1 Red chilly powder/Paprika powder-1 teaspoon Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon Hing/Asafetida-pinch...