Lentils - a food product known since ancient times. She began her victorious march around the world from Southeast Asia. In ancient Egypt, Babylon and Greece, this cereal was held in high esteem. Dishes from green lentils in Russia began to be prepared in the 14th century. They instantly gained great popularity among the Slavic peoples. Today, this product is undeservedly forgotten. What can be made from green lentils? Recipes: simple and delicious.
Product Benefits
Green lentils are not fully ripened fruits of the plant, therefore, during heat treatment they perfectly retain their shape. They are usually used for the preparation of snacks and salads, added to meat dishes. It is useful to eat green lentil dishes to relieve the symptoms of diseases such as hypertension, rheumatism, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, ulcers, hepatitis. When cooking, the fruits of this plant completely retain all their beneficial properties. One hundred grams of lentils contains:
- vegetable protein - 25 grams;
- water - 14 grams;
- carbohydrates - 54 grams;
- fat - 1 gram.
Thus, this cereal crop is an inexhaustible source of useful protein, perfectly accepted by the human body. In addition, it contains a lot of natural sugar, starch, unsaturated fatty acids Omega-6 and Omega-3, soluble fiber, folic acid, useful trace elements and minerals. Below you will find a detailed story on how to cook a variety of dishes from green lentils.
Garnish. Ingredients
This wonderful dish has an original taste and suits everything. It should be present in the daily menu of every person, because dishes from green lentils contain all the substances necessary for the body.
Garnish ingredients:
- onions - 1 piece;
- butter - 50 grams;
- green lentils - 1 cup;
- bay leaf - 1 piece;
- salt to taste.
Cooking side dish
First of all, you need to fill the fruits of lentils with cold water in a ratio of 1: 5.
- Now you need to peel, chop and lightly fry onions.
- After this, bring the lentils to a boil and add oil, salt and a bay leaf to it.
- Next, the side dish must be cooked on a very low heat. Cooking time is 35 minutes.
The finished dish must be flavored with butter. If it is planned to be served with sausages, then raw meat products can be thrown into the side dish three minutes before full readiness.
Lentil soup. Ingredients
Green lentil dishes may be very different. Even a novice housewife will easily learn recipes. Appetizing and rich turns out a soup with the addition of lentils.
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 2 tubers;
- beef - 250 grams;
- tomato paste - 1 tablespoon;
- lentils - 120 grams;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- onions - 1 piece;
- vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons of tablespoons;
- paprika, salt, black pepper - to taste;
- coriander is a third of a teaspoon.
The way to make soup
- First of all, beef needs to be cut into small pieces and fry in vegetable oil. At the same time, it must be salted and seasoned with spices.
- Now you should wash, peel, chop carrots and onions. Vegetables should be added to the fried meat and stewed over moderate heat for fifteen minutes. If the mixture is too dry, you can add a little water to it.
- After this, wash and pour lentils with cold water. Then it must be put on fire. After ten minutes, potatoes cut into small pieces should be added to the groats.
- Then tomato paste should be diluted with water and pour into a pan with meat and onions. The frying must be kept on fire for another five minutes.
- Next, meat and onions should be combined with potatoes and lentils. Food must be cooked for another ten minutes.
The soup is ready! It must be served to the table, sprinkled with finely chopped greens.
Lentils with Chicken
Ancient healers believed that green lentil dishes give a person energy, peace of mind and health. Therefore, people from time immemorial with pleasure ate this product. Consider a recipe for cooking lentils with chicken.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 500 grams;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- onions (preferably red) - 3 pieces;
- green lentils - 400 grams;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon;
- spices: coriander, red and black pepper, laurel leaf - to taste;
- salt to taste.
Cooking method
- First you need to chop vegetables: onions, carrots and garlic should be cut into small pieces.
- Then you need to chop the chicken.
- After this, the lentils need to be poured into the pan, rinse and pour cold water.
- Now the container with the cereal needs to be put on fire, allowed to boil, remove the resulting foam, reduce the fire. Cooking lentils - thirty minutes. Ten minutes before readiness, a laurel leaf and salt should be added to it.
- Next, the remaining water should be drained from the cereal.
- Then you need to lightly fry the garlic in sunflower oil. After that, pieces of chicken should be added to it. It must be browned on all sides until crisp.
- After this, the chicken fillet must be combined with carrots and onions. All ingredients should be mixed thoroughly.
- Now the resulting mass needs to be salted and seasoned with coriander and pepper. It needs to be fried for about ten more minutes until the vegetables are soft.
- Then add lentils to the pan. It must be mixed with meat and vegetables and heated over a very low heat for about one minute.
Lentils with chicken ready! It is served hot together with fresh vegetables.
Lentils with vegetables
Dishes from green lentils with vegetables are very nutritious and nutritious. The recipe below has its own flavor. This is a special combination of seasonings that gives the dish a piquant spiciness.
Ingredients:
- zucchini - 250 grams;
- green lentils - 2 cups;
- onions - 1 piece (50 grams);
- tomatoes - 2 pieces;
- vegetable oil - 2-3 tablespoons;
- hot water - 3 cups.
Seasonings:
- dry parsley - 1 tablespoon;
- corn flour - 1 tablespoon with a hill;
- savory - 1 teaspoon;
- paprika - one tablespoon with a slide;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- red pepper (hot) - one pinch;
- salt to taste.
Cooking lentils with vegetables
Soak lentil grains in warm water for about half an hour.
Next, peel the onions and carrots, and then grate them on a coarse grater. After that, you need to cut the zucchini into small cubes. If the vegetable is young, then you can not clean it.
Now you need to chop the tomatoes and lightly fry the onions in sunflower oil. After a couple of minutes, you need to add the remaining vegetables to it. After that, all the ingredients must be mixed well and fry over medium heat for another five to seven minutes.
Add lentils to the container with vegetables. Then you need to pour water and pour in the necessary seasonings. Now the products should be closed with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes over moderate heat.
The meal is ready! If you wish, you can not add flour to it, then it will turn out less caloric.
Multicooking
Today, to create culinary masterpieces, not only a stove is used, but also other household devices. Wonderful dishes are obtained from green lentils in a slow cooker. In order to prepare a satisfying side dish, it is enough to fry the onions and carrots in the device, then add a couple glasses of washed lentils to the vegetables and pour all the ingredients with four glasses of water. Cooking time - 40 minutes in the "Porridge" mode. After that, the dish can be served at the table.
Enjoy your meal!