What to make for dinner with lentils
A bag of red lentils turns into dal in half an hour, and green or brown lentils make hearty soups and stews. Let us pick one lentil dinner and show you the video.
We have 157 lentil dinners to pick from, all cooking videos with captions, which makes a written recipe much more likely to work.
Lentil dinners people cook
A few of the lentil videos we pick from, each from a YouTube creator. Tap one to watch it, or use the button above to have one picked for you.
- These lentil patties are better than meat! Protein rich, easy patties recipe! [Vegan] ASMR cooking 路 We Cook Vegan 路 3:51
- Restaurant Style Dal Khichdi | Make Restaurant-Style Dal Khichdi at Home | Chef Sanjyot Keer 路 Your Food Lab 路 11:13
- Easy Side Dish Recipe | How To Make Tasty Tomato Moong Dal 路 Sonas Cookery 路 2:11
- Dhaba Double Dal Tadka Fry Made in 15 Minutes | Dhaba Style by Chef Seema 路 Seema's Smart Kitchen 路 6:06
- Dal Dhokli Recipe | Gujarati Special | Delicious Dal Dhokli | Chef Sanjyot Keer 路 Your Food Lab 路 7:46
- Make healthy red lentil dal in a new way | Red Lentil Carrot Soup | Lentil Soup l Dal |Kabitaskitcen 路 Kabita's Kitchen 路 4:22
- 5-Minute Lentil Bread for Lowering Blood Sugar 馃└ 路 Kochen Familie Cool 路 14:51
- Authentic Dal Makhani - Tips & Tricks New Simple Way | Creamy Rich Punjabi Special Dal Dhaba Style 路 Hebbars Kitchen 路 4:43
Tips for cooking with lentils
- Red lentils need no soaking and break down into a soft dal; green and brown lentils keep their shape.
- Rinse lentils before cooking until the water runs clearer.
- A tadka, spices fried in hot oil or ghee and poured over at the end, is what makes dal taste finished.
How it works
Tap the button and we pick one lentil dinner at random from our cooking videos. Not feeling it? Pick again; you will not see the same video twice this visit. Happy with it? Watch it on YouTube, or tap "Get the written recipe" and sign in with Google to get the ingredients and steps written out.
Questions about lentil dinners
Is dal the same as lentils?
Dal is the South Asian word for split lentils, peas and beans, and the dishes made from them. We count dal, masoor, dhal and lentil dishes here.
Do I need to soak lentils?
Red and split lentils, no. Whole green and brown lentils cook without soaking too, they just take longer. Follow the video for its timings.
Can I pick a vegan lentil dinner?
Yes. Choose "Vegan" and we only pick from videos chosen for a vegan diet. Check the recipe for ghee or yoghurt, which some dal recipes use.
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