Lentils Thread

[Anonymous No.4231537]

Since I discovered that lentils are essentially the cheapest source of protein around, I've been eating them pretty regularly. What do you fellas like to do with your lentils?

[Anonymous No.4231538]

I really like a lentil kale sausage soup I make, but it's often a little bland on the flavor. I use red wine and chicken stock, but it just ends up missing a good kick.

[Anonymous No.4231547]

lentil caserole

sautee onion, celery, garlic and courgette till soft as fuck

put some faggot chicken stock and tomatoes in

simmer for an hour or so


eat w/bread or w/e.

noice.

[Anonymous No.4231551]

[Anonymous No.4231557]

>>4231551
>implying OP is female

[Anonymous No.4231559]

Lentils, 250g (about a half pound US)
Olive oil, 80ml (about a third cup US)
Garlic, peeled, a handful of cloves
Water, 2 litres/quarts
Parsley, rough torn, two handfuls of leaves and stems

Combine all ingredients in a pot.
Bring to the boil.
Lower heat to maintain a live simmer.
Simmer, undisturbed untils lentils are cooked through, about 30-40 minutes.
Salt to taste.

That's it.

[Anonymous No.4231563]

Are they really the cheapest source of protein?

I never actually calculated it, but I thought beans were, along with eggs, and perhaps whey protein. (This all in the U.S. of course where our food is subsidized)

[Anonymous No.4231561]

>>4231547
You actually don't use lentils in that recipe you just posted.

[Anonymous No.4231562]

>>4231559
m8, that's a shit version of this anon's idea
>>4231547

[Anonymous No.4231566]

>>4231562
That recipe has no lentils in it. You're dumb.

[Anonymous No.4231567]

>>4231537
>poster of Mao
poorfag who hates moderately well-off people detected.

Back on topic: I love lentils. I get my cook to make me lentil soup using a recipe from his country all the time.

[Anonymous No.4231569]

>>4231551
Look at my damn man hands before you accuse me of being female

[Anonymous No.4231570]

>>4231566
it's under the title lentil caserole
your recipe's gay

[Anonymous No.4231571]

>>4231563
This bag cost a bit more than a dollar and it contains 130g of protein.

[Anonymous No.4231576]

>>4231557
thatsthejoke.avi

[Anonymous No.4231578]

>>4231571
remember to mix them up with some rice or other cereal, to get a complete ammino profile.

[Anonymous No.4231586]

>>4231567

Whats his home country?

[Anonymous No.4231588]

What's the best way to prepare lentils?
Just boil them in water? Can I bake them in an oven afterwards? OR maybe even stir fry with vegetables?

[Anonymous No.4231609]

>>4231567
You should find out the recipe

[Anonymous No.4231630]

>>4231567

Dude, that's Jackie Chan.

[Anonymous No.4231636]

>>4231630
>mfw you thought Bruce Lee was Jackie Chan
watch a fucking film or something. fuck.

[Sceak !!LciZj2frsW6 No.4231662]

>>4231537

I like to let them soak overnight with rice, so as to eat something that contains all essential amino acids. Then I cook them with it in the rice cooker, add some stuff to it, and eat.

Make sure you buy rice that has 7ish grams of protein per 100 g if you want to go that route, though.

[Anonymous No.4231682]

>>4231569
Cut your hair faggot, then maybe you'll avoid being mistaken for a chick.

[Anonymous No.4231718]

Lentil-Ricotta “Meatballs”

makes about 18


2 cups cooked lentils, pureed

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

2/3 cup plain breadcrumbs

1/2 cup fresh ricotta

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 teaspoon chopped parsley

Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Canola oil for frying

Marinara sauce, optional

Add all ingredients to a deep bowl. Mix very well, using hands or a wooden spoon. Cover and refrigerate for two hours or overnight.

LentilMeatballCollage03

When ready to cook, shape mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Heat about 1/2-inch of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium flame. Add shaped “meatballs” and cook until browned all around, turning only once. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and let excess drain off. Add to simmering marinara sauce if serving immediately, or store in a tightly covered container up to three days.

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These wonderful "meatballs" have the same texture as real meatballs, and have the most pleasant flavor I've ever had come from a lentil.

make them, DOUBLE the recipe and have them for days!

[Anonymous No.4231733]

>>4231718
You could sub the ricotta for cottage cheese to make them healthier/cheaper right? Or would the loss of fat ruin them?

[Anonymous No.4231741]

>>4231718
those clever son of a bitch vegetarians.

[Anonymous No.4231750]

>>4231733

i dont think that cottage cheese would work. it is just too moist.

[Anonymous No.4231771]

>>4231750
I'm going to buy some dry curd cottage cheese and try this out.

[Op No.4231772]

>>4231718

Just came buckets. Will try for sure.

[Anonymous No.4231773]

>>4231771
please do, let me know whats up.

[That Guy No.4231802]

>>4231718
trying this later. I have a huge container of cooked lentils that I just didn't know what to do with anymore.

[Anonymous No.4231806]

>>4231718
first time on this board, I'm coming here more often to lurk moar.

[Anonymous No.4231828]

I soak them for a day because they don't make me fart up a toxic gas that way.

I do one chopped onion and 1-2 cloves garlic per cup soaked lentils, and with however much of whatever vegetable I feel like, often broccoli or peas. Then, from most to least: curry powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cumin, ginger, salt. Simmered until everything's done. Then I add a large-ish pat of butter (no fat in this shit, helps round it out) and adjust spices. Makes a reasonably pleasurable lentil slop that goes well with rice.

[Anonymous No.4231845]

curry them. i just had a vegetarian curry tonight. Lentils and rice, that's your complete protein chain.

Make a regular curry, have your lentils boiling away, add the lentils instead of meat. good to go.

[Anonymous No.4232343]

>>4231586
fakasfuqistan

[Anonymous No.4232393]

>>4231718
In a similar fashion, you can make lentil patties pretty easily. I chop up garlic, carrots, and green peppers for mine. Takes a bit of practice to find a good balance between egg and breadcrumbs to get a good patty, but once you do they're pretty nice.

Not even a vegetarian, but it's nice to have a few things you can make when you're cooking for one.

[Anonymous No.4232411]

>>4231578
shut up

[Anonymous No.4232421]

>>4231845
theses

[Anonymous No.4232433]

>>4231845
>>4232421
tarka dal is one of my favourite meals. total comfort food, and its pretty healthy.

[Anonymous No.4235002]

>>4231537
If green lentils, fenugreek seeds, cloves and bay leaves are mandatory. But lentils mix well with indian individual spices, that I can't name all.

[Anonymous No.4235037]

I used to eat a lot of pinto beans and brown rice because it seemed like the cheapest way to make a complete protein. Then I heard that beans and grains have lectins in them which slowly kill you over time.

Now I'm still eating beans and rice because I can't afford anything else.

[Anonymous No.4235069]

>>4235037
Fucking EVERYTHING slowly kills you over time. It isn't as if you'd be immortal if you ate the perfect diet.

[Anonymous No.4235075]

>>4235069
THIS! so much! i cant believe how asspained most people are over their diets, counting the vitamins in foid in micrograms. it has to stop.