Lentils in the kitchen sometimes unfairly fade into the background, although this is a very useful and environmentally friendly product. By the amount of protein, cereal can be equated with meat, in addition, it contains a lot of useful substances and does not accumulate toxins. You can cook lentils deliciously for garnish in many ways, so much so that you lick your fingers. It goes well with vegetables, seasonings, herbs.
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Vegetable toasted lentils
Wash a glass of lentils and pour warm water for 30 minutes. Peel a large onion and carrots and chop finely, then fry in a pan in a small amount of vegetable oil with the addition of two crushed heads of garlic and a tablespoon of tomato paste. When the fry is soft, turn off the heat.
Boil lentils in salted water until soft, but do not boil (about 20-30 minutes). Drain the water. Stir with the toasted mixture of carrots, onions and garlic and put simmering over low heat under a lid. After 5 minutes, the lentils on the side dish will be ready.
Lentil puree with vegetables
Set a glass of soaked lentils to boil, salting water to taste. Peel a pair of potatoes and carrots, onions and chop into slices. After the lentils boil, throw the carrots into the pan, and after the new boil, potatoes. Pass the onion with vegetable oil in a pan.
You can cook lentils with spices. Curry, coriander, and turmeric are perfectly combined with these legumes. Take spices to taste and mix with sauteed onions. Drain a little broth and leave as much liquid as needed for a thick puree. Add the fry and mix everything in a blender. Serve side dish with chopped herbs.
Lentils with onion and caraway seeds
Boil a glass of lentils in salted water, drop in a colander. Peel a couple of onions, chop finely. Chop a bunch of greens of dill, cilantro, parsley. Put the onions in the saucepan, mix with a teaspoon of caraway seeds, pepper and salt, and fry the onion in olive oil.
Pour 3 tablespoons of grape vinegar into the fry and simmer under the lid over low heat until the liquid evaporates. Add boiled lentils to the onion, knead everything and fry for 2 minutes. Serve with herbs.