You are probably interested in what country lentil patties came to us from? We answer: from Turkey. Here they are called kefte. This dish is one hundred percent summer. Such cutlets are eaten cold on a hot afternoon. Each of them is wrapped in a juicy green salad leaf. In Russia, too, the winter is over, and soon the summer. So go ahead, make lentil patties! After all, the most wonderful thing about the recipe is that today we don’t have to fry or bake anything. Why, you ask. Check out the recipe and find out.
Lentil Cutlet Recipe
For their preparation we will need: lentils - one glass, bulgur or crackers crushed - four tablespoons, one carrot, onion, a tablespoon of tomato paste, two tablespoons of olive oil, dry thyme - a pinch, any fresh greens - two bunches (green onions , basil, celery, dill, parsley), pepper, salt. If you use crushed crackers, preparatory procedures are not needed. Bulgur pour boiling water for steaming. Boil lentils in four glasses of water, add salt a couple of minutes before the end. We use red grits if we want to get beautiful lentil patties. We cut the onions into small cubes, three carrots on a grater, and then fry them in olive oil together. Knead the minced boiled cereals with a potato beater.
You can do this with a food processor or a blender, but you don’t need to grind it into paste. In the mass we add bread crumbs or bulgur, fried carrots and onions, tomato paste, spices and herbs, finely chopped. Stir and get lentil minced meat. Now the fun part! We make small cutlets the size of a plum and just put them on a flat large plate. Nothing more to do. Lentil cutlets from lentils are ready. They are
eaten with
stewed vegetables or in lettuce, with tomatoes or yellow rice.
Simple lentil patties with onions
Ingredients: green lentils - a glass, onions - six pieces, vegetable oil , spices, salt, a glass of breadcrumbs. Cooking lentils. We rinse the cereals, soak for ten hours in water, cut onions and fry in vegetable oil to the color of gold. Throw the lentils into a colander, together with the onions, pass through the meat grinder, pepper, salt, season, knead the minced meat.
Add turmeric to breadcrumbs. We form cutlets from minced meat, crumble in breadcrumbs, fry for five minutes on each side, cover with a lid, reduce the fire and heat it for another five minutes. All lentil meatballs are ready.
The benefits of lentils
According to its nutritional properties, it is able to replace both meat and bread. Therefore, lentil patties are not only tasty, but also a healthy, nutritious dish. A proverb from Russia: “Lentils served on the table - health in your family” - has a scientific basis. These legumes contain B vitamins, vitamins A and C, they are rich in iron, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, flavonoids, carbohydrates, fiber, protein and folic acid, which prevents cancer.
Dishes from it, including meatballs, are indicated for diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases, digestive problems. It is useful for a pregnant woman for the full development of the fetus, but with gout it is not recommended. Lentils do not accumulate radionuclides and toxins, as a result of which it is considered a pure ecological product.
Red Lentil Cutlets
Products: lentils - 250 grams, flour - 50 grams, sour cream - a tablespoon, asafoetida, salt, herbs, vegetable oil. We cook vegetarian cutlets. Boil red beans in salted water for 15 minutes. Ratio: two glasses of water per glass of lentils. Drain the water, mashed the beans, cool, add the flour, then spices, mix. We make cutlets, on each side for 3-4 minutes, fry in olive oil. Serve with sour cream.
Zucchini cutlets
Products needed for the recipe: red lentils - 100 grams, one yolk, zucchini - 100 grams, the same amount of cabbage, onions - 60 grams, carrots - 40 grams, garlic - three cloves, dried garlic, curry, ground paprika, pepper, salt . Now let's cook the vegetarian cutlets. Boil lentils so that it turns into mashed potatoes, cool.
Shred the onion, chop the garlic, sauté until tender, then add the zucchini and grated carrots, chopped cabbage, pour water, close the lid and simmer the vegetables until cooked. Then combine the vegetables with lentils, yolk, spices, knead. It remains to form cutlets, bake them in a pan - and you're done. You can also cook in a double boiler or oven to your taste.
Lentil cutlets: recipe with tomatoes
Ingredients: red lentils - 150 grams, tomatoes - 400 grams, a teaspoon of curry, one onion, fresh cilantro, ground black pepper - a pinch, flour, olive oil. Cooking process: chop the onion finely, transfer the washed lentils to a separate pan, pour the tomatoes with boiling water, remove the peel and chop. Add tomatoes and onions to the lentils, pour three tablespoons of water, simmer for 20 minutes over low heat.
Then add the greens, finely chopped, pepper, salt, curry, after ten minutes, remove from heat and cool. We form cutlets from the mass, roll them in flour, then fry for two minutes on both sides in vegetable oil.
Lentil cutlets with buckwheat
Products: a glass of lentils, buckwheat - the same amount, onion, garlic - 2-3 cloves, parsley - one tablespoon, ground red pepper, butter, salt. Cooking lentil cutlets (recipe with buckwheat). Soak the beans for a couple of hours and boil. Boil buckwheat separately. Scroll through any meat grinder, add parsley, finely chopped, salt and finally mix.
We form cutlets from minced meat, roll in flour, put on the bottom of the pan, add chopped onion, red pepper, stew until tender. We serve cutlets hot with a side dish to your taste: with rice, buckwheat, fresh vegetables, you can add homemade sauce.
Bean Cutlet Recipe
Bean cutlets can be prepared with minced meat. They will turn out very tasty. Preparing is simple. We will need: raw beans - one glass, an egg - one, minced meat - 200 grams, a slice of bread - white, milk - 100 ml, dill, parsley, one onion, garlic - 2-3 cloves, black pepper, salt, crackers or flour; for frying - vegetable oil. Bean cutlets are prepared as follows. We wash the beans and soak in water (cold). It is advisable to do this in the evening. Drain the water in the morning and boil the beans until tender. We recline in a colander. Soak the bread in milk. Peel the garlic and onions.
Now we need a meat grinder. Grind it with pressed bread, garlic, onions and beans. Add minced meat to this mixture, drive an egg into it, and put frozen or chopped greens, pepper, salt and mix very carefully. We well heat the pan with vegetable oil. From the minced meat we form bean cutlets, roll them in flour or breadcrumbs and fry on both sides. We carefully monitor, they should not burn. Such cutlets can be served with any sauce, for example, tomato.
Oven lentil cutlets recipe
Ingredients: one glass of buckwheat, one onion, one glass of legumes, three cloves of garlic, butter, spices and herbs. Cooking lentil cutlets in the oven. We wash the beans and set for two hours to cook. Boil buckwheat separately until cooked, then cool, combine with lentils and add the onion (chopped). The resulting mass is twisted through a meat grinder, add greens, finely chopped, salt and mix thoroughly. From this homogeneous mass we make cutlets, bread them in flour and put them in a pan, heating it and pouring oil. Close the lid and simmer until half ready.
Then we send the dish to the oven and bake for about ten minutes, until an appetizing crust forms. Serve to the table with any sauce you like, anyone will do. As you can see, lentil cutlets are lean, they are very easy to prepare, and their benefits are no less than those of meat. So give them preference at least once a week. Enjoy your meal!