Lentil Recipes
10 recipes with lentils, including Harira, Lentil Soup and Koshari. 8 are vegetarian and 0 take less than 30 minutes.
Mulligatawny Soup
The Anglo-Indian soup of the Raj, named after the Tamil for pepper water — chicken and red lentils in a curry-spiced broth sweetened with apple and rounded with coconut milk, ladled over a spoonful of rice.
Lentil Kyufteta
Lenten patties of red lentils, onion, carrot and cumin, bound with breadcrumbs and pan-fried until crisp — a Bulgarian fasting-day dish with no egg, served with lemon wedges.
Harira
The Moroccan soup that breaks the Ramadan fast — lamb, lentils and chickpeas in a tomato broth spiced with ginger, cinnamon and turmeric, thickened at the end with a flour paste and finished with fresh coriander and lemon.
Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Mercimek çorbası, the soup of every Turkish lokanta — red lentils simmered with onion, carrot and potato, blended smooth and finished with a sizzling drizzle of butter, paprika and dried mint, with lemon squeezed over at the table.
Koshari
Cairo's street-food staple — rice, lentils and pasta with chickpeas under a sharp garlic-and-vinegar tomato sauce and a heap of crisp fried onions. Meatless and cheap, it fills Egyptian bowls through every fast.
Mujaddara (Lentils and Rice with Crispy Onions)
The Levantine poor man's feast — brown lentils and rice cooked together with cumin and topped with a heap of onions fried slowly until deep brown and crisp, which are the whole point of the dish.
Bulgarian Lentil Stew
Brown lentils stewed with onion, carrot, garlic and tomato and seasoned with savory and paprika — a cheap, filling lenten dish that needs no soaking and is on the table in under an hour.
Dal Tadka
Yellow lentils simmered soft and finished with a tempering of spices bloomed in hot ghee.
French Lentil Salad
Puy lentils dressed warm with mustard vinaigrette, shallots and plenty of herbs.
Lentil Soup
Brown lentils simmered with soffritto and finished with lemon — cheap, fast and better on the second day.
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with lentils are on svcs.bg?
10: 9 cooking recipes and 1 salad.
What is the quickest recipe with lentils?
French Lentil Salad, in about 40 minutes. Turkish Red Lentil Soup (45 min) and Lentil Soup (55 min) are quick too.
Are there vegetarian recipes with lentils?
Yes, 8 of the 10 are vegetarian, for example Lentil Kyufteta, Turkish Red Lentil Soup and Koshari.
What goes with lentils in these recipes?
Most often rice (3), chickpeas (2) and apples (1) (the number of recipes is in brackets).
How is a recipe with lentils chosen?
From its ingredient list, not its name: a recipe is here when its ingredients include lentils. Stocks, seasonings and lines like "water for the rice" don't count. The list updates itself with every new recipe.