7 basic red lentil Recipes

beans or 1 cup lentils (any whole or split / lentils), water (depending on whether you use split or whole beans/ lentils), turmeric, salt, grated gingerroot (optional), chopped garlic (optional), clarified butter or 3 -4 tbsp oil, chopped cilantro, cumin seed, garam masala (mixed spices), coriander powder, dried mango powder, red chili powder, chopped coriander seeds, onion, chopped fine, tomato, chopped, green chili , slit lengthways, asafetida powder, mustard seeds, whole dried red chilies, curry leaves

sweet potato, peeled and chopped into small pieces, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, dried red lentils, stock or 8 cups water, salt, fresh ground pepper , i use a fair bit

brown or green lentils sorted and rinsed, onion quartered, garlic, bay leaves, carrot finely diced, celery rib finely diced, potato large, chopped, salt, pepper freshly milled, extra virgin olive oil or roasted walnut oil, red wine vinegar, fresh parsley or chervil chopped

dried kidney beans, dried yellow lentils, green split peas, dried black beans, dried black-eyed peas, salt, dried basil, dried rosemary, dried marjoram, black pepper, crushed red pepper, bay leaves, water, smoked ham hock (about 1/2 lb), chopped onion, no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

basics are ..., leeks, onions, carrots, potatoes, garlic, knob of butter, scotch broth dried mix (barley, yellow split peas, green split peas, marrowfat peas, red split lentils), herbs of your choice, parsley works well, stock, a really big soup pot, you can use chunks of cooked meat too, chicken works especially well, and whatever else you ve got that needs to be used! i sometimes use parsnips, turnip, even peppers.