How to cook red lentils for a side dish. How long should green lentils be boiled? Bean cutlets with mushrooms

Cooking is a scrupulous process that requires compliance with the basic rules: prescription, hygienic. This condition applies regardless of what you are going to cook, be it soup or simple porridge.

The latter is not at all fashionable at the present time, despite its unconditional benefits. Lentil porridge is an extremely rare phenomenon, even strange by today's standards.

This product appeared on the shelves of stores, people slowly begin to remember it and eat it, excelling in its preparation.

In the process of preparing green lentils, a number of steps must be followed.

The first is the choice of cereals. Surprisingly, this product has a wide range and is represented by grains of various colors and sizes, that is, for every taste: green, red, black, brown, even yellow.

The color of the product determines its main characteristics and properties, in particular, its taste. What they all have in common is that they are all full owners of plant proteins, healthy carbohydrates, and dietary fiber. When choosing cereals, you should be aware of the following facts, they must be checked before buying.

Before starting cooking, the lentils must be washed and sorted out well.

The second stage is to boil water (its amount should be doubled compared to the amount of lentils) and throw the finished cereal into it. Often people do not know how long to boil green lentils. So, you need to cook it for about half an hour, stirring occasionally.

How to cook green lentils for a side dish

in a saucepan

Depending on the dishes where the porridge will be cooked, separate rules for its cooking are distinguished. Firstly, this type of legume is not pre-soaked. Secondly, lentils are sent to boiled, unsalted water in a ratio of 1: 2 (green lentils / water).

Leave it on low heat (to maintain a boil) under the lid for thirty minutes. To give unusual taste spices from aromatic herbs can be added to the pan: cloves, sage, others to your liking, various sauces.

in the microwave

Method for cooking cereals microwave oven consists of the following:

we send the washed green lentils to a special dish made of heat-resistant glass for microwave;
fill it with water (1.5-2 cm higher than cereals), salt;
a container with lentils is placed in the microwave on the cooking mode vegetable dishes, about 7-10 minutes.

Lentils in the microwave are unusually soft and crumbly.

How to cook green lentils with meat in a slow cooker

To prepare a lentil-meat dish, you will need the following ingredients:

lentil groats (green) - 250 gr.;
cold cuts - 0.5 kg;
onion - 1 medium-sized head;
garlic - 1 small head;
tomato (250 gr.) or pasta - 50 gr.;
ordinary water - 0.5 l .;
spices, salt - to taste;
sunflower oil - for frying.

The total amount of time spent on cooking green lentil porridge with meat will be about two and a half hours (including preparatory measures). The nutritional value dishes (per 100 grams of weight) will be equal to 127 kcal.

The process of directly creating a dish consists of the following procedures:

How to make green lentil soup

Soup made from green lentils will allow you to diversify your nutritious diet and even surprise your household.

The beneficial properties of lentils help people with lung diseases, problems with blood pressure, stomach diseases, and others recover faster.

Its price is slightly higher than the cereals we are used to, but it is worth it. This product must be present on the table of people who monitor their health.

To cook lentil soup, we need:

By the way, the same soup (only lean) can be prepared without using meat broth. Tomato can also be added or not (optional). Its preparation time will be halved, calorie content too. Although, in the broth, its calorie content per 100 gr. is only 85 kcal., and on the water - 67.

The cooking process will take about two hours.

We clean, wash and grind all the necessary ingredients.
Pour water into a saucepan, send the meat cut into pieces there, cook it until tender (at least 1 hour).
After 60 minutes, add the washed lentil groats to the meat.
During this time, we prepare the rest of the products and do the overcooking.
Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and spread the chopped onion, fry until golden brown and add the carrots, sauté a little and add the tomato.
Simmer vegetables for 20-30 minutes.
20 minutes after cooking the lentils, cut the potatoes into cubes, throw them into the pan. In 15-20 minutes the potatoes will be ready.
Now you can add overcooking, spices, boil the soup for another 5-10 minutes, it is ready.
We add greens.

Pour into bowls and enjoy a healthy appetite!

Soaking green lentils will reduce the cooking time (even 30 minutes is enough).
In order to give the cereal additional softness, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the water.
This product may well replace meat in terms of its nutritional properties.
Lentils lower blood sugar levels.
Environmentally friendly product, which is so important in today's world. This is due to the fact that no harmful substances accumulate in lentils.

Eat lentils, be healthy!

The recipe for green lentil dishes is unjustifiably forgotten, they can rightfully be at the head of the dinner table.

Lentil groats are a unique product that should be present in the kitchen of any housewife.

in the next video - a recipe for cooking lentils in a slow cooker.

One of the titled queens of dietary and healthy nutrition is lentils. This is the most ancient type of legume, people have been eating it with pleasure since the Bronze Age, i.e. 4000 BC

This product is rich in amino acids, minerals and vitamins. Vegetarians equate it with meat due to its high vegetable protein content.

This type of grain has an amazing property: lentils do not absorb and do not accumulate harmful toxic substances found in the soil, so it can be safely called an environmentally friendly product.

This product is also an excellent source of iron. In order for this iron to be well absorbed, it must be served with a salad of greens and fresh vegetables rich in vitamin C. This cereal also contributes to the production of serotonin, the hormone of joy.

You can read a lot about amazing useful properties lentils, however, it should be remembered that this product is difficult to digest by the body. In case of improper preparation healthy dish can cause bloating and disruption of the digestive tract.

How to avoid negative consequences? It is necessary to pre-soak the grains in water for several hours, just in ordinary cold water, without salt or soda.

Soaking time depends on how much time has passed since harvest. If you bought lentils from the store, soak them in water at least overnight. During the soaking process, the grains absorb water and almost double in size. In the morning, drain the water, rinse the grains and put them on a slow fire.

The water should cover the grits by two centimeters (about two fingers). During cooking, you can add a little seasoning, such as bay leaf, and olive oil.

How to cook delicious lentils for a side dish

Lentils are a very nutritious product, you are guaranteed a feeling of satiety and energy for a productive day. And yet, a nice bonus, this product helps to improve mood and fight depression due to the content of tryptophan, which is converted into serotonin in the body.

So let's get ready!

Lentils - 300 gr.
Onion - 2 pcs.
Mustard - 10 gr.
Vegetable oil - 30 ml.
Vinegar red wine or apple - 20 ml.
Cloves - 1 stick
Bay leaf - 1 pc.
Garlic - 2 cloves
Green onion - 5 pcs.
Parsley - to taste
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Pepper - 1/4 teaspoon
Nuts - 50 gr.

Below you can see a detailed video recipe for cooking:

1. Wash the pre-soaked lentils and cook in a saucepan along with 1 whole onion, bay leaf and cloves for 35 minutes.

2. After 35 minutes, turn off the fire under the pan, take out the onion, bay leaf and cloves, and leave the side dish to cool.

3. Finely chop the second onion, green onion feathers and parsley.

4. Prepare the sauce: mix the prepared mustard with vinegar, salt, pepper, chopped garlic and oil.

5. Mix lentils with chopped onions and herbs. Add chopped nuts and cooked sauce.

6. Mix and eat tasty dish.

Recipe for cooking in a slow cooker

A miracle of technology - a multicooker helps us cook tasty and healthy for ourselves and our families. In a slow cooker, dishes are prepared, as in a Russian oven, when all the ingredients were put into a pot at once, covered with a lid and sent to the oven to languish.

In this recipe in a slow cooker, we will cook lentils with mushrooms, the dish turns out to be very soft, tender and contains a lot of protein.

For cooking we need:

Red lentils - 280 gr.
Onion - 1 pc.
Champignons - 250 gr.
Hot water - 480 ml.
Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon
Salt - 1 teaspoon

1. Finely chop the onion.

2. Cut the champignons into beautiful plates.

3. Pour oil into the multicooker bowl. Choose a mode from the menu "frying" and "vegetables", and press "start".

4. We wait a little for the oil to heat up and put the mushrooms and onions in the multicooker bowl for frying for 7 minutes.

5. Turn off the "frying" mode and add the lentils washed several times to the bowl.

Secret: Rinse the lentils several times to remove all the foam.

6. Pour hot water into the slow cooker, add salt, mix.

Considering that when cooking in a slow cooker, water does not evaporate, add a little less water than it is written in the instructions on the package.

7. Turn on the “cereals” mode for 25 minutes and “start”. If you are using green lentils, you will need 40 minutes to cook them.

8. At the end of the cooking time, we take out tender, not boiled lentils with mushrooms and treat our loved ones.

This dish is especially useful during fasting or for athletes.

The convenience of cooking in a slow cooker is in the compactness of the process itself: the oil does not splatter, as in a pan, everything is cooked in one sealed container. Set it up and mind your own business.

Let the side dish brew a little and eat. Enjoy your meal!

Delicious diet recipe for cooking lentils

There are several types of lentils: red, green and brown. The red one cooks the fastest, about 20 minutes, but it also boils more than the others, so it is better suited for making mashed potatoes or soup.

Green is unripe brown. Therefore, it is cooked longer than others and retains its shape better. You need to cook it for at least 1 hour, it is better to use it for salads or side dishes.

Brown is a fully ripened green, has a slight nutty flavor, and cooks fairly quickly for 25 minutes. It also breaks down.

Lentils - 1 cup
Lime or lemon juice - 1/2 pc.
Ginger - 1 cm.
Onion or leek - 1 pc.
Carrots - 2 pcs.
Tomatoes - 4 pcs.
Salt, pepper, sugar - 1/2 teaspoon
Garlic - 1 clove
Greens, basil, oregano

Unfortunately, legumes can cause discomfort in the digestive tract, to avoid them, soak the lentils overnight in cold water, as described above, then it will be better absorbed by your body and will not cause gas formation.

1. We wash the grains several times and cook on fire for 20-30 minutes, depending on its variety. Cereals soaked overnight cook faster.

2. Pour hot water over the tomatoes to remove the skin from them and grate them. You can use frozen or canned tomatoes, tomato juice or pasta.

3. Add chopped garlic, lime juice, salt, sugar, oregano, basil to grated tomatoes or pasta.

4. Grind onion and ginger and fry in oil in a pan, stirring constantly. After 2 minutes, add carrots to the pancut into thin strips.

5. Pour the mixture of tomatoes and spices into the pan, pepper and simmer for 5-7 minutes over medium heat.

6. Add boiled lentils to the pan, add greens, simmer for another 5 minutes.

7. Serve the finished dish with herbs. Enjoy your meal!

Delicious recipe with vegetables and smoked sausage

In this recipe, we will cook lentils with vegetables. This is an excellent balanced dish: nutritious, high in vegetable protein, rich in vitamins and microelements. In combination with vegetables, dishes from this legume are rich and light, similar to vegetable stew.

Beans and smoked meats are very tasty. In this recipe we will add some smoked sausage in a saucepan with garnish.

For cooking we need:

Lentils - 300 gr.
Green pepper - 1 pc.
Red pepper - 1 pc.
Onion - 1 pc.
Tomato - 1 pc.
Carrot - 1 pc.
Bay leaf - 1 pc.
Paprika, pepper, salt - to taste
Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
Garlic - 2 cloves
Smoked sausage - 100 gr.

1. Grind onions, garlic, peppers, carrots with a knife.

2. Scald the tomato with hot water, remove the skin, chop finely.

3. Pour vegetable oil into a saucepan and, in turn, with an interval of 2 minutes, pour onion with carrots, pepper, tomato, paprika. At the end, add the washed soaked lentils.

4. Add hot water to the pan so that it covers the lentils by two fingers.

5. 5 minutes before readiness, add smoked sausage to the pan,it will add flavor and piquancy to the dish.

6. Before serving, sprinkle the finished dish with herbs.Enjoy your meal!

Lentils with onions and carrots

Very simple and delicious recipe cooking garnish with carrots and onions. For an appetizing smell, add garlic.

For cooking we need:

Green lentils - 400 gr.
Onion - 1 pc.
Carrot - 1 pc.
Garlic - 1 clove
Olive oil

1. Finely chop the onion and carrot and simmer in a tall frying pan with olive oil.

2. Add the soaked lentils to the pan and add water two fingers above the grits.

3. Cook over low heat for about an hour. Salt at the end of cooking.

Below is a detailed video recipe.

This bean contains:

Folic acid contains 120% of the daily requirement of a person.
Phosphorus to strengthen teeth and bones.
Lots of vegetable protein.
Low fat content.

Beneficial features:

Easily digestible.
Does not accumulate toxic substances from the earth.
Useful for diabetes, pregnant women.
Reduces cholesterol levels.
Is a source of protein.
Of the contraindications, the property of gas formation should be noted. Not recommended for people with gastrointestinal problems.

How to cook lentils with meat

Lentil goes well with chicken meat, so we offer you a recipe with chicken fillet.

We will use green grains in this recipe. they do not boil in mashed potatoes like, for example, red ones.

In this dish, we combined vegetable and animal protein, so the food will be very satisfying and quick to prepare. And it will be delicious.

For cooking we need:

Green lentils - 1 cup
Onion - 1 pc.
Chicken fillet - 200 gr.
Garlic - 2 cloves
Seasoning for chicken
Vegetable oil

1. Pour the soaked grains with cold water and cook for about 45 minutes.

Attention: in order for the broth to be more rich, the ingredients must be dipped in cold water so that when they heat up, they have time to give their aromas and tastes to the broth.

2. Finely chop the onion and garlic and fry in oil in a preheated pan for a couple of minutes.

3. Finely chop the fillet, mix with seasonings and salt, add to the pan to the onion and garlic, fry until tender.

4. Pour the finished boiled lentil groats to the finished fried meat. Stir and fry for another 3 minutes.

Delicious side dish recipe with rice and mushrooms

Lenten tasty dish of lentils, rice and mushrooms. In order for all the ingredients in the dish to turn out beautiful and appetizing, we will fry them separately. If you want to simplify the cooking process, you can combine and fry all the vegetables together.

For cooking we need:

Green lentils - 70 gr.
Onion - 2 pcs.
Long grain rice - 200 gr.
Carrot - 1 pc.
Mushrooms - 400 gr.
Vegetable oil
Water - 350 ml.
Salt pepper
curry, turmeric

1. We wash the soaked green lentils well and cook until cooked for about 40 minutes.

2. Rice is washed several times and left for 20-40 minutes in water so that starch comes out of it.

3. Wash mushrooms and clean if necessary.

Attention: to wash the mushrooms beautifully, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour, pour cold water, leave to stand for 5 minutes and then wash.

4. Chop one onion finely and fry in a pan until golden brown.

5. Beautifully cut the mushrooms into slices and also fry in oil until golden brown, salt at the end. If you salt the mushrooms at the beginning, they will release the juice and turn out not so beautiful.

6. Combine the onion and mushrooms and fry together for 1 minute.

7. Cut the second onion.

Attention: so that tears do not run from the eyes when cutting onions, do not prematurely cut off the tail of the onion.

8. Cut the carrot into thin strips and stew it together with the second onion in a frying pan in oil. Add curry and turmeric to lightly fried vegetables. These are the spices with which rice is always combined. Salt and pepper.

9. Drain the water from the rice and add it to the pan with the onions and carrots. Stir so that all the rice is saturated with oil, then it does not stick together.

10. Add boiled lentils to a pan with vegetables and rice, salt and add fried mushrooms with onion.

12. Pour the broth into the pan, counting that 1 cup of rice needs 2 cups of liquid.

13. Add chopped or whole garlic.

14. Put the pan on medium heat, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes. Rice is crumbly. Enjoy your meal!

Boil brown lentils.

Boil red lentils - without soaking.

Cook green lentils without soaking.

How to cook lentils

You will need - 1 cup lentils, 2 cups water

To make lentils even more appetizing, they are boiled with rosemary, sage, celery and bay leaf.

How to cook different varieties of lentils

The most common - brown - cook lentils for 40 minutes.
Boil small red lentils for 10 minutes, it is also called Persian.
Cook green Canadian lentils for 20 minutes.

How to cook lentils in a slow cooker?

Products
Red lentils - 1.5 cups
Water - 2.5 cups (750 milliliters)
Onion - 1 head
Carrot - 1 piece
Adjika - 4 tablespoons
Garlic - 2 cloves
Salt, pepper - to taste

Food preparation
1. Sort red lentils, remove debris, rinse with water several times through a sieve.
2. 1 onion peeled, washed, dried and finely diced: to do this, cut the onion in half, put the flat part on a cutting board, cut into half rings and then cut them lengthwise.
3. Peel, wash, dry and cut the carrots into strips or chop with a grater.
4. Peel the garlic, chop with a knife.
5. Heat 2.5 cups of water in a separate saucepan.

How to cook lentils in a slow cooker
1. Put carrots, onions into the multicooker pan and fry in the "Baking" mode, setting the timer for 20 minutes. After the first 10 minutes of cooking, without turning off the multicooker, open the lid, add chopped garlic to the pan, close it and continue cooking.
2. Pour cereal into the multicooker container, pour 2.5 cups of hot water, add adjika, 1 teaspoon of salt with a slide, season with pepper, close the lid of the device.
3. Set the "Porridge" mode on the multicooker and cook for 50 minutes.

How to cook lentils in the microwave?

Products
Red lentils - 0.5 cups
Water - 1.5 cups
Salt - half a teaspoon

Food preparation
1. Carefully sort out the grits of red lentils, removing debris, rinse with cold water several times through a sieve.
2. Boil 1.5 cups of water in a saucepan.

How to cook lentils in the microwave
1. Pour lentils into a microwave bowl, pour 1.5 cups of hot water, add half a teaspoon of salt.
2. Place a bowl of food in the microwave, select the strongest cooking mode and cook for 10 minutes. In this case, the container should not be covered with a lid.
3. If you need to cook juicy porridge, then add 1 more glass of hot water to the mold, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes longer.

Chowder in a lentil steamer

Products
Red lentils - 1 cup
Cream - 1/2 cup
Water - 3 glasses
Rye crackers - 1 handful
Greens - to taste
Salt - to taste

Food preparation
1. Prepare lentils before cooking: sort, remove debris, if any, rinse several times under pressure cold water. Wash the cereal only in a sieve or in a colander with small holes. This must be taken into account, as the lentils are very small and can slip into large holes.
2. Wash a bunch of greens, dry and chop finely with a knife.

How to cook lentil stew in a double boiler
1. Pour 1 cup of lentils into the bowl of the double boiler, pour 3 cups of water into the container, add 1 teaspoon of salt, set the timer on the double boiler for 45 minutes and leave to cook.
2. In a saucepan with cooked boiled lentils, add 1/2 cup of cream, finely chopped greens and mix.
3. Before serving the soup on the table, sprinkle 1 handful of small rye crackers on top of the dish.

The composition and benefits of lentils

For 100 grams of lentils, there are 21 grams of protein, 2 grams of fat and 49 grams of carbohydrates. Lentils have 298 calories.

Lentils contain manganese, copper, molybdenum, boron, iodine, cobalt, zinc, vegetable protein (easily absorbed in the body), iron, folic acid, calcium, potassium, isoflavones and a large amount of complex carbohydrates, while practically no fat.

Lentils are very beneficial for health. The benefit is to improve digestion, stimulate metabolism, increase immunity, and normalize the functioning of the genitourinary system.

Isoflavones contained in lentils prevent breast cancer. Porridge with lentils is useful for colitis, stomach and duodenal ulcers.

Lentils are also useful for the content of B vitamins, vitamins PP and A.

The cost of lentils in Moscow stores is from 140 rubles. for 1 kilogram of ordinary lentils and from 200 rubles. for special varieties of lentils (on average in Moscow as of June 2019).

How to cook lentils for a side dish

Products
Lentil groats - 1 cup
Carrot - 2 pieces
Onion - 1 head
Tomato - 2 pieces (can be replaced with a spoonful of tomato paste)
Coriander - 1 teaspoon
Salt and pepper - to taste
Salt (+ allspice peas)
Dill - half a bunch
Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons

How to cook lentils for a side dish
1. Rinse and boil the lentils.
2. Peel and cut the onion, peel and grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
3. Wash the tomato and cut into cubes.
4. Wash the dill and finely chop.
5. Heat the pan, pour in the oil, put the onion, fry it for 5 minutes.
6. Add carrots to the onion and fry for another 5 minutes over medium heat.
7. Add dill to the onion, salt, pepper and add coriander.
8. Put the lentils to the vegetables, simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

How to cook lentil soup

Products
Lentils - 150 grams
Carrots - 2 pieces
Onion - 1 head
Cream - 200 milliliters
Parsley, dill, green onion - 20 grams
Salt and ground black pepper - to taste

What to cook with lentils

Lentils with onions

Products
Lentils - 1.5 cups
Basmati rice - 1 cup

Vegetable ( olive oil) - 6 tablespoons
Grape Vinegar - 3 tablespoons
Cumin - 1 teaspoon
Greens (dill, parsley, cilantro or coriander) - 1/2 bunch
Salt - 1 heaped teaspoon
Pepper - to taste

Food preparation
1. Sort out 1.5 cups of lentils, remove possible debris, rinse several times with cold water through a sieve.
2. Pour 4 cups of water into a saucepan, salt with 1 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil.
3. Rinse 1 cup of rice with water several times.
4. 2 onion heads, peeled, washed, dried and finely chopped.

How to cook lentils in a pot
1. Pour the sorted lentils into boiling water, cook until tender - 25 minutes.
2. When the cereal becomes soft, but not yet boiled soft, you need to remove from heat, pour into a colander and set aside to cool.
3. Add rice to the pot, pour in 4 cups of water and cook for 12 minutes after it boils. Throw the cereal in a colander, drain and cool.
4. Put a frying pan on the fire, heat it up, pour in olive oil and pour onion into it. Season with cumin, add a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry, stirring constantly, until golden brown.
5. After the onion has been fried, pour 3 tablespoons of vinegar into the pan and keep on fire until all the liquid from the container has evaporated.
6. Add early boiled lentils to the onion in the pan and mix everything thoroughly.
7. Pour into a large salad bowl boiled rice, lentils with onions and mix.
8. Salt the dish with a pinch of salt.
9. Wash a bunch of greens, dry, finely chop with a knife and sprinkle the finished dish before serving.

Lentils with meat

Products
Meat (beef or pork) - 400 grams
Lentils - 2 cups
Onions - 2 medium sized heads
Carrot - 1 piece
Tomato paste - 1/2 teaspoon
Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
Garlic - 1 clove
Bay leaf - 2 pieces
Salt, pepper - to taste

Food preparation
1. Carefully sort out 2 cups of lentils, rinse through a sieve.
2. 400 grams of fresh meat, rinse, dry, cut into medium-sized pieces.
3. Peel the onion, rinse, dry and cut into cubes.
4. Peel the garlic, chop finely with a knife.
5. Peel the carrots, rinse, dry and grate with large notches.
6. Pour 1/2 teaspoon of tomato paste into the container, dilute with 0.5 glass of water.
How to cook lentils with meat
1. Pour lentils into a saucepan. Pour 5 cups of water into a container and put on fire. Cook until tender - 25 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, put in a colander, drain the water and set aside to cool.
3. If the grits are soaked for 2 hours before cooking, the cooking time will be reduced to 15 minutes.
4. Pour 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil into the pan and heat it up. Add pieces of meat to it, salt with 2 pinches of salt, season with pepper and fry over low heat.
5. Add onions, garlic, carrots and tomato paste mixture diluted with water to the pan and simmer for 2 minutes.
6. After the meat is ready, pour the lentils into the pan and add the bay leaf. Simmer for 15 minutes.
7. When the dish is ready, you can serve it on a plate with fresh vegetables.

Lentils with chicken

Products
Fillet chicken breast- 500 grams
Lentils - 2 cups
Onions - 3 medium sized heads
Carrot - 1 piece
Garlic - 2 cloves
Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
Bay leaf - 2 pieces
Red pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste
Black pepper - to taste

Food preparation
1. Sort the lentils, rinse under cold water through a sieve.
2. Rinse the chicken meat, dry it and cut into medium-sized cubes.
3. Peel the carrots, rinse with water, dry and grate on a coarse grater.
4. 3 heads of onion peeled, washed, dried and cut into small cubes.
5. Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves.

How to cook lentils
1. Pour lentils into a saucepan, pour in 5 glasses of water and cook for 30 minutes. After the formation of foam - add 2 teaspoons of salt and throw 2 bay leaves.
2. When the cereal is ready, remove from heat, put in a colander, drain the water and set aside to cool.
3. Pour 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil into the pan, heat it up and add finely chopped garlic.
4. When the product is slightly fried, pour into the oil chicken fillet and fry until golden brown.
5. When the meat is ready, add onions, carrots and mix everything.
6. Fry for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat a little, pour boiled lentils into the pan and mix. Leave the skillet on the heat for 1 minute more, then remove from the heat.
7. Serve a dish of lentils with chicken should be hot.
Author/editor -

If you do not know how to cook lentils, then it's time to learn. This is not difficult to do if you follow some rules.

Before cooking, the lentils should be thoroughly rinsed under cold water and remove debris from it. It does not need to be soaked like other legumes. Salt is recommended at the very end. If you do not want problems with digestion, then you need to put the lentils in a saucepan in already boiling water.

How much time to cook?

It always takes a different amount of time to cook a dish. In order to decide how much to cook lentils without soaking, you need to determine with the variety. So, for example, the red version will have to spend only 10 minutes, the green variety - 30, and the brown one will be ready only after 40 minutes. Sometimes this variety is recommended to be soaked, but this is only worth doing if you want to reduce the cooking time.

The ratio of lentils and water when cooking

The ideal proportion for cooking is 1:2, as for most cereals. That is, for one glass of dry lentils, you need two glasses of water, and so on: for two glasses of lentils - already four servings of water. It is advisable to strictly observe this, otherwise the result will not be what you expect: the grains will be hard or, on the contrary, too boiled.

Ingredients:

Lentils - one glass;
Bulb and carrot;
Salt to taste;
A little vegetable oil;
Two glasses of water.

Cooking process:

Start by washing the lentils. Do it carefully.
Next, put the water on the fire and bring to a boil. Now you need to salt the future dish and add lentils to the dishes.
Bring to readiness. While cooking, prepare the onions and carrots - fry the chopped vegetables with a little vegetable oil.
Drain the water from the prepared lentils and put it to the vegetables, mix everything. Now you know how to cook lentils for a side dish.

How to cook lentils in a slow cooker

Cooking in a slow cooker is always faster and easier, especially when it comes to lentils. As a result, the grains are soft and tasty.

Required products:

A glass of lentils, preferably green;
Water in proportion - 2 cups;
One carrot and onion;
Salt and other seasonings of your choice.

How to cook:

Prepare vegetables using a slow cooker. Grind them and fry in the "roasting" mode.
Next, pour the washed lentils to the vegetables and pour hot water. Add your chosen spices.
Turn on the "stewing" mode and cook the dish for about 30 minutes. Salt the culture only five minutes before the end of cooking.

For more bright taste you can add adjika.

Features of cooking red, black, green and yellow lentils

If you want a tasty lentil porridge, then it is best to buy green or brown lentils. Then it will not boil soft and will turn out in the form of grains. For soup and stews, the red or orange variety is perfect.

When preparing a dish of red lentils, some advise adding salt and spices at the beginning, and not at the end, as is customary with other varieties. The best seasonings are red pepper, curry, cumin.

Black lentils are ideal for salads with the addition of pepper, oil and hot spices.

Do not mix different varieties with each other, as they have different cooking times and results.