Lentil recipes - page 6

132 recipes

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...

Easy crockpot lentil soup

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 6 hours
Ingredients: 1 package dried lentils 3 stalks celery 1 large onion 1 large potato 1 ½ cups prewashed, prepackaged cole slaw mix (cabbage and carrots). 1...

Channa daal sabzi - bengalgram lentil curry

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 20 min
Ingredients: Channa Daa/Bengalgram Lentil - 1/2 Cup Onion - 1 large Greenchilli - 3 Cumin Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Dry Redchilli - 1 Ginger-garlic paste - 1...
Recipe Kanjiyum Payarum / Rice Gruel and Lentils Stir Fried with Coconut ~ Good Friday Special

Kanjiyum Payarum / Rice Gruel and Lentils Stir Fried with Coconut ~ Good Friday Special

In Kerala, among the Jacobite community, Kanji is served after the long service at church on Good Friday. We spend almost 6 to 7 hours in church, fasting, and when the service is over, piping hot Kanji is served in manchatti /earthen bowl along with Vanpa
Recipe Narkel Diye moog dal (Bengali style) / Moong lentils with coconut

Narkel Diye moog dal (Bengali style) / Moong lentils with coconut

Moong Dal is always Bengali's favorite pick among different type of lentils when it is an special occasion. That is why I prepared Moog Dal in a very special way during Poila Boishakh .. It is actually dry roasted Moog Dal cooked with grated coconut whi
Recipe Moong Dal Pakora (Crispy lentil Fritters)

Moong Dal Pakora (Crispy lentil Fritters)

Pakora are all time favourite snacks in northern part of India. Specially taste best on a rainy day along with big cup of tea. Though I am not a huge fan of deep frying still when it comes to pakoda I am ready to make a compromise, which again is not too
Recipe Dali Varan, Lentil Gravy

Dali Varan, Lentil Gravy

Couple of months back I bought this cook book Rasachandrika, a very old book on Saraswat cooking, originally written in Marathi and later translated in Hindi and then in English. The first edition of the book came out in 1943 and I love the picture on the
Recipe Uttaranchali Massor dal (Lentil broth as made in Uttaranchal, India)

Uttaranchali Massor dal (Lentil broth as made in Uttaranchal , India)

Uttaranchali Masoor Dal I was going through the stats of my blog when I realized that one of the readers was interested in knowing how masoor dal is made in Kumaon, Uttaranchal. Thus I thought of blogging the recipe for cooking my humble masoor da
Recipe Aamer Dal/ Tak Dal/ Red Lentil with raw Mangoes

Aamer Dal/ Tak Dal/ Red Lentil with raw Mangoes

Tak Dal ( Tangy Lentil ) is a very healthy and tangy dish which is consumed in the Eastern Part of the country during summer period. It is very useful to replenish all the necessary nutrients which our body loses during peak of summer. Mostly it is accomp
Recipe Red Lentil Patties--A Vegetarian Burger Option

Red Lentil Patties--A Vegetarian Burger Option

Last week, when I was cleaning my overstuffed kitchen cabinets, I found several bags of different lentils. I like to have them handy whenever I feel like cooking my family's favorite Afghan lentil dish , but even though I think my stock was too big. I de
Recipe Masala Vada on MahaShivaRatri ~ Spicy Crispy Lentil Fritters with Chana Dal, Toor Dal and Urad Dal

Masala Vada on MahaShivaRatri ~ Spicy Crispy Lentil Fritters with Chana Dal, Toor Dal and Urad Dal

Om Namo Namahshivaya ..! Brahma murari surarchitha lingam Nirmala basitha sobitha lingam Janmajadukka vinasana lingam Thath pranamami sadasiva lingam Devamuni
Recipe Thai Eggplant and Lentil Curry

Thai Eggplant and Lentil Curry

I use the term 'curry' loosely - It's more of a lentil stew, or dal , with curry powder in it. The suprising thing about lentils is, how little you have to use to make a cheap and healthy meal. I used just half a cup of yellow lentils. I had a