9 lovely lentils Recipes

onion, finely chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, celery, chopped, vegetable oil, lentils, sweet potato, peeled and chopped, vegetable stock or 1 3/4 cups water

beef bouillon granules, dried minced onion, dried split peas, uncooked twist macaroni, barley, dry lentils, grain white rice, uncooked tri-color spiral pasta

beans (great northern, pinto, black, navy, lentils - any or all), ham hocks, chopped kielbasa (, or other sausage, if you love meat), water (vegetable, chicken, or beef) or 10 cups stock (vegetable, chicken, or beef), chopped onions, minced garlic, italian tomatoes, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper (optional), freshly ground black pepper, sage or 2 tbsp basil or 2 tbsp parsley or 2 tbsp oregano (or any combination of those herbs), freshly squeezed, lemon , juice of, salt

onion, finely chopped, carrots, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, olive oil, dried red lentils, rinsed, short-grain brown rice, sweet potato, peeled and chopped, water

beef bouillon granules, dried onion flakes, split peas, abc pasta (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup small shell pasta (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup pasta, rings (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup macaroni (any small pasta will work), barley, lentils, non-instant white rice, tri-color spiral pasta

salt, sambar garam masala powder (i use the mtr madras sambar masala powder brand, that s the brand i love the best), asafetida powder (known as hing in hindi), yellow lentils, cleaned, washed , soaked in plenty of water and drained (toor dal), peeled washed and diced yams (known as sooran in hindi ), potato, peeled, washed and diced, garlic cloves, peeled, washed and slit lengthwise (slit each clove of garlic into 3 parts lengthwise), carrot, peeled, washed and diced, flat indian beans, washed, ends trimmed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called guavar in hindi), vegetable drumsticks, washed, peeled, ends trimmed and chopped into 2 inch sized pieces, water, turmeric powder, green chilies, washed and slit lengthwise, fresh curry leaves, washed and torn between the palms of your hands, cumin seed, mustard seeds, oil, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped, okra, washed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called ladyfingers or bhindi in hindi), whole red chilies, tamarind pulp or 1/2 cup juice, methi seeds

water (or boiled toor dal, yellow lentils , i used the boiled yellow lentils ), salt, oil, green chilies , slit, fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped, garlic clove, peeled, washed and finely chopped, whole black peppercorns, fresh curry leaf, washed and torn, mustard seeds, cumin seed, fenugreek seeds (methi), whole red chilies, tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped into cubes, water (this is to be added to cook the tomatoes), red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, water (this is added to prepare the curry for rasam. you can add more or less depending on the consistency), tamarind pulp, fresh coriander leaves, washed and finely chopped (to garnish )