Lentil inspiration please

[WannabeNigella]

Hi all, am trying to run down/use up a lot of the atuf I've had in cupboards or ages and have loads of dried red and green lentils. Think I bought them for some soup ages ago.

Any thoughts on a nice supper that would use them up?

Thanks

*stuff

Lentil curry, Lentil pate. Lentil soup.

Make a soup with the red ones - fry some onion and garlic and diced carrots, then add some turmeric, chilli flakes, cumin seeds, ginger, mustard seeds, then a tin of coconut milk, some lentils, some water - cook then add lots of lemon juice and black pepper. Blend or eat as is.

Or google Nigella's vegetarian chilli, which is made with red lentils and is v good.

Red lentils can be chucked into anything made with mince and magically disappear! A handful in spag bol, chilli or anything else like that stretches the meat and thickens the sauce nicely, and lentil-phobes won't even notice!

I put red ones in a lasagne sometimes to bulk it out. dhal is lovely too I use this Delia recipe.

Lentil, bacon & tomato soup. I will post a recipe if it appeals?

Vegetarian moussaka this is really really nice

You are all bloody brilliant! Thank you!

Will be on here tomorrow with all the other bits and bobs lurking in the cupboard