Be honest ... are there any genuinely delicious things I can make with red lentils?

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I've got a glut of them and I don't really know why, or what to make.

I use puy or green lentils in soups and salads. Red lentils just make gritty mush don't they?

Marking place. Used to make loads of thi hs with lentils but have got out of the habit.

Lentil hot pot... 4 ingredients
Lentils, onions, sliced potatoes...layer in a casserole dish then add stock until covered. (Add lots of black pepper and some paprika if feeling adventurous)
Bake on gas 5 for 1.5 hrs ...add bacon for meaty option

Lovely recipes. Anything with lentils and coconut milk is divine.

You could bake a cake?

Ingredients:

1 cup lentils
Butter
Eggs
Flour
Icing

Steps:

1. Retrieve the lentils from your cupboard and violently throw them in the bin

1. Make cake

AGHHHH

Well, this thread is a nice find on a Sunday night. Livens up the Superbowl!

Agree with pp, "daily dhal" from the made in India book is fabulous

Oh wow! Brilliant suggestions here - thank you everyone. I like the look of a lot of these ideas.

naturallyella.com/red-lentils-and-spinach-in-masala-sauce/

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/169573/spicy-lentil-nachos/

I prefer to add extra spices and cook the lentils separately with stock for under 10 mins. Then I mix with the fried onions and spices. My children love it!

This is the Turkish red lentil soup. Quite a nice little story about how it got its name. If you make it you need the really finely ground bulgur wheat - if you use the cracked bulgur for salad you end up with a huge pan of risotto-like gloop. Still tasty, but not a soup. english.turkishcookbook.com/2006/10/red-lentil-and-mint-soup.html?m=1

www.anatoliankitchenblog.com/new-blog/firikbulgurlucorbasi

This is a nice alternative.

A lentil loaf recipe

pennysrecipes.com/1347/lentil-roast

I used some quaker oats instead of eggs to make a firm loaf.

Dahl
Dahl soup
Sorry... I’d live on both of I could and don’t really use lentils for much else (apart for veg soup)

Simple dahl and rice = comfort food.
With the right flavours and consistency, not much beats it for me😀
Use turmeric, a little bit of chilli powder and garlic masala for the dahl, garnish with fried garlic, lots of coriander and plenty of lemon juice.