Questions tagged [lentils]
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Where did the soy and mustard taste go? A lentil shepherd's pie mystery
everyone. I love the website Budget Bytes and the Winter Lentil Stew there is a favorite (link here: https://www.budgetbytes.com/vegan-winter-lentil-stew/), thanks to the addition of mustard and soy. ...
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Maggots (?) in Katoomba Red Lentils
I cooked split red lentils and moong dhal both Katoomba brand. Both won't expire till Aug 2026. I did not add any spices, nothing!.
After boiling for about 45mins, I noticed black specks attached to ...
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Why do lentils turn gray in the fridge? [duplicate]
After cooking brown lentils, they come out in their usual light brown color. But after one day of refrigeration, they turn this color of gray. This has happened every time I save leftover lentils. Why ...
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What lentils did I buy?
I'm new to the forum and new to cooking lentils. I bought a bag of lentils at the store and all it says is "lentils". Now understanding that there's different kinds of lentils, with ...
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"Don't salt lentils while cooking": true or myth?
We've all heard the advice: don't add salt when cooking lentils, because they'll toughen or not become soft or variations on that theme. For example, on lentils.org:
Be sure to season with salt after ...
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This dal makhani recipe has two water discard steps. Any idea why?
I’m following the dal makhani recipe by Dishoom in London.
The recipe has two steps where the water the lentils are in is discarded and replaced with fresh water.
The first is the water the lentils ...
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What is the best way to approach thermos cooking?
I have a series of hard days in my near future. I want to prepare quick and easy lunches. I have the idea of taking lentils putting them trough a blender to get lentil flour.
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Should I boil lentils before adding to curry?
I bought some black beluga lentils, i heard that you were supposed to boil them before using them, i want to add them to a curry that will simmer for 2 hours, should i boil them first or just throw ...
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Replacement for Pearl Barley in cottage Pie
I am making a cottage pie (mince with mashed potatoes on top) recipe that requires 100g of pearl barley, and 600ml of stock. Right now, I can't get either pearl barley or husked barley.
The first ...
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Pressure Cooker bottom and whistle got burned while cooking "Lasooni Dal Tadka", what could have gone wrong?
I was cooking Lasooni Dal Tadka (an Indian Lentil curry) following this Hebbar's Kitchen Recipe.
I followed everything as stated but only changed the water quantity based on what I usually follow ...
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Substitute for Tomato Paste in Lentil Soup
I've been making a tried-and-true lentil soup recipe for many years and I now for dietary reasons have to eliminate one ingredient, tomato paste (or any tomato at all). I've tried a few substitutions ...
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For what dishes I should wash starch off red lentils?
I usually wash grains and beans before using them. I wonder how/for what dishes I should wash red lentils?
When I washed them, the water looks "soapy" (lots of foam) until I change it cr. 8 ...
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Can I add lentils to a baked chicken-and-vegetable stew?
I plan to prepare healthy lunch quickly by having everything tossed in to oven together. I have even brought an IKEA tray (with grate) for this purpose - https://www.ikea.com/de/de/p/koncis-ofenform-...
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Can red lentils be used for mujadara?
I feel like making some mujadara, but the only lentils I've got currently are red lentils - no green or brown lentils. Many recipes I've read have specifically said that red lentils are to be avoided, ...
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Lentils and barley used together
In Polish Sausage Lentil soup, can I use some barley to replace some lentils - can I mix the two? Same question only opposite - in Turkey, Tomato, Barley soup, can I also use some lentils?
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Cooking vs Soaking Lentils for Falafel
So most traditional falafel recipes call for "soaked chickpeas", and particularly warn against using the canned version. I've been experimenting with making falafel out of lentils (mostly ...
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Why does water color go red when you boil maizes or lentils? Is it bad?
I was boiling two maizes in a pot. After about twenty minutes the water inside the pot became red-colored. Also, some days before that, I was boiling lentils and the same happened.
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Is Soaking and Sprouting Lentils Unsanitary?
I got into sprouting lentils for salads and soups, then I read that it's a breeding ground for bacteria.
Is it true that sprouting lentils is dangerous and unsanitary?
Is soaking also dangerous?
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Can I grow Mung lentil sprouts to leaves?
I am growing mung daal (lentil) sprouts and they are at day 3 right now. They have white shoots but I am thinking of growing them into leaves so that I can use them in my sandwich. Is it ok to let ...
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Should I worry about these green lentils?
I bought this pack of organic green lentils.
Just noticed that the bag has some particles which accumulated at the bottom of the pack. Any idea what these are? Is this something I should worry about?
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Are roasted bean flours edible as is?
By bean flour, I mean dry beans that have been made into a flour-like consistency such as through using a high-powered blender. From a digestion standpoint, it seems at this stage to be equivalent to ...
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What to do with fermented lentils?
3 days ago, I decided to do some brown lentils, so I did a lentil soup with zucchinis and spice (a lot of cumin and cayenne). I didn't have tupperware so I left it in the pot with the lid.
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Dal stays hard after frying tarka
I have a problem with hard dal after frying. Can someone explain the cause.
I made a tarka for lemon rice yesterday and added 1 tsp of urid dal to the frying mixture as called for in the recipe. Left ...
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I forgot to rinse lentils before adding them to soup. Is the meal still safe to eat?
I get a bit too freaked out about health and safety when it comes to cooking.
I am cooking a lentil soup today and have just added a whole bunch of lentils I forgot to rinse. Is the food safe to eat? ...
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why won't my lentils cook uniformly?
Whenever I cook black lentils there is always a hard crunchy piece in every bite while other pieces become soft as they should, I start cooking by boiling for about 30 minutes in unsalted water until ...
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Why do sprouted lentils take longer to cook than soaked lentils?
I like sprouts, and I thought it would be a nice experiment to sprout my lentils before turning them into a tender soup, as I often do. I usually soak lentils for half a day, and then boil them with ...
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Do yellow lentils sprout after submersion for a few hours?
Yellow lentils. Not consumed fast enough. Organic. Bought bulk at a health food store 28-29 months ago and kept in a sealed jar.
After leaving them in water for 3-4 hours, they seem to be sprouting. ...
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How do I know the lentils have gone bad?
I brought brown lentil two months ago. Now when I cooked them under pressure they remained in the same form as before and did not even slightly swell the way normally brown lentils swell up slightly. ...
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Soaked red split lentils overnight for tadka dal. Proportion water to boil them in by weight? Any way to prevent the foam-up?
(Ya know, these guys.)
So I rinsed 1 kg of them and soaked them overnight.
Haven't made them in a while,
and I've had some trouble in the past
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How to counter bitterness in dal recipe
I just made the recipe below for slow cooker dal and there is quite a bitter flavor. I'm wondering:
- what ingredient would cause this bitterness and why?
- is there something I can add to counter the ...
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What are these white flecks in my lentils and split peas? [duplicate]
I was cooking a pot of red lentils and yellow split peas, and noticed these white flecks all throughout. What are they? Are they safe to consume?
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Why does rinsing lentils create foam? Is this natural?
I ran out of organic brown rice today, and I happened to have some lentils, but when I went to rinse them with the spray nozzle on my sink (set to warm) they started to create a bubbly foam. The ...
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What are the consequences of not rinsing hermetic lentils prior to use?
There are these hermetic boiled green lentils that I've been eating for a decade. They are great in salads, etc.
The text on these boxes is in Scandinavian languages. It basically says, among other ...
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What is the ratio of baking soda to water for lentils?
I am soaking lentils and need to know how much baking soda to add per cup of lentils.
Previously, I had to cook lentils for about 2 and 1/2 hours to get the desired softness of the lentils. It was ...
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How to I need to treat dried green lentils? [duplicate]
In the attached picture you see green lentils which I want to prepare in order to make a Dal. They are obviously dried although it is not mentioned directly on the package.
My question is: Do I need ...
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can you saute lentils with butter (masoor dal)
After cooking masoor dal in pressure cooker, I used to saute it with ghee but since I don't have ghee and it's midnight, can I saute it with butter? will it taste bad?
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Mustard seeds for tempering lentils brought out a little bitter after taste
I am fond of using whole spices for tempering therefore used mustard seeds along with cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida & nigella seeds. Thereafter used some cilantro and kasuri methi for ...
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Different cooking times for red and brown lentils?
I'm making dal for dinner tomorrow and am short some red lentils. I usually cook it for 25-30 minutes after everything's combined in the pot. Can I mix in some brown ones or are the cooking times ...
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Cook lentils before or after shaping into veggie meatballs?
I would like to make vegetarian meatballs out of green lentils. Will I get better results by grinding the lentils first into lentil flour and then forming into meatballs, or only grinding them after ...
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Are my dried moong dal beans bad?
I have some moong dal that I bought at an Indian market a few months ago. I've stored them in a sealed tupperware container. When I opened them today (to make them for dinner tonight), they smell ...
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how long can you keep uncooked lentils - red and brown
how long can I keep uncooked lentils in my pantry?
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Is it normal for the colour of the cooked lentils to change overnight even when they were kept in fridge?
Last night we cooked the lentils in a pressure cooker 20:00. They were on the kitchen shelf for about 3 hours before I put them in fridge.
I took them out in the morning at 9:30, and took them to ...
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Urad dal used whole in thoran/rasam - how to correctly prepare?
South indian recipes often seem to call for adding dry/rinsed raw urad dal (or even bigger pulses) straight into the oil with the spices at the beginning, or adding them into a tadka that is added ...
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Less sticky rice and lentils
I have a recipe that calls for rice and green lentils to be cooked at the same time in a rice cooker. I do this and everything cooks nicely, then I add the rest of the ingredients and things taste ...
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Could cheese "halt" the tenderness of cooking lentils?
I was cooking some lentils in chicken broth. When the lentils seemed almost done (they had been simmering for 30 minutes or so), on a whim, I added a fair amount of Gouda cheese. There was still ...
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Are red lentils and split red lentils the same?
I have a recipe for vegetarian Moussaka which calls for red lentils, but it doesn't specify whether the red lentils are split or not. Is there such a thing as whole red lentils (I have only ever ...
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How to add savor to a squash and grain mix?
My friend and I have been making a sort of health mash for the past few weeks in large batches. The ingredients are something like:
1 sweet potato
1 butternut or acorn squash
1/2 cup dry quinoa
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What ratio of rice is needed for lentils to be a "complete protein"?
From what I understand Lentil needs Rice for the maximum benefit of its high protein quantity, of course that will then increase the carbs. What is the minimum ratio of rice to lentils to maximize ...
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(How) Can I fry red lentils? [closed]
I really like the taste and texture of red lentils and I've been cooking them (sometimes together with rice) as a side dish or as part of the main dish.
However, I wondered if and how you would go ...
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How to achieve tender or crunchy toasted lentil sprouts?
A few days ago, I started sprouting a batch of lentils. This morning, I took some of the beans, now with 0.5-1 mm shoots growing out of them, tossed them in salt, pepper, and paprika, and spread them ...
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