Lentils...

[ames]

Does anyone know any good recipes for lentils and/or chickpeas? Preferably vegetarian ones!! thanks!

[Scarlett]

I add chickpeas to most things! Such as quorn bolognaise. It pads it out. When you have done the frying of onion, mushrooms etc you can add a rinsed tin (don't bother with dried ones) to whatever you are making!!

[sunflower68]

Humous is so tasty.  Blend a tin of cooked chickpeas, 1-2 garlic cloves, black pepper, huge squirt of lemon juice and plenty salt.  Slowly pour in any type of oil, preferably olive (can substitute some of oil for water to be a good healthy person..) until the mix becomes creamy, a bit like cake mix before its cooked.  Buy bagloads of tortillas and tons of beer and enjoy dipping.

[spudqueen]

Red Lentil and Carrot Soup

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped finely
2 carrots, diced
1 bay leaf
500ml (18fl oz) hot vegetable stock, made with a stock cube
100g (3 1/2 oz) red lentils, washed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves

1 Heat the oil and fry the onion, carrots & bay leaf for a few minutes.
2 Stir in the hot vegetable stock with the lentils. Return to the boil, cover and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes until the lentils are soft and mushy.

3 Stir well and mash the lentils a little with a large spoon (or chuck in a blender). Add more water if necessary and mix in the coriander.

Quick and easy to make and delicious served with some fresh crusty bread.

[vinny200]

Also add to your humous a jar of tahini,its fantastic.

[ck1]

cook the lentils with green chillis, garlic, ginger, onion corriander and a little milk for a spicy treat!

[Xollob]

Yes, tahini is an absolute must with hummus. I also add a couple of drops of (Chinese) roasted sesame oil for a more intense sesame taste. And some freshly ground cumin. And a pinch of pul biber from a good Turkish shop. And fry up some blanched almonds and/or pine nuts in lots of butter and drizzle on top. Then open up a nice cold bottle of ros� before switching to raki...

[ames]

thanks everyone!! will go home and start cooking!

[jcherbstritt]

Just had to add a post, as I am the biggest fan of chick peas.  Recipe I like is with cous cous - stick the cous cous in hot wwater as it says on the packet and then make the salad bit: tin of chickpeas, few tomatoes, olives, char-grill a couple of peppers, and if you like fry a bit of haloumi cheese.  For the dressing - a good handful of parsley and mint.  Pile all the stuff on top of the cous cous, then add the juice of half a lemon and 2 tblsp olive oil.  Mmm.  There's also a delicious Morroccan chick pea soup - called harire or something I think.  This is delicious if you can find a recipe.

[secretspirit]

I know it's not a proper recipe as such but a jar of Lloyd Grossman curry sauce (the only brand I find any good) with a tin of rinsed chickpeas in and some naan bread is very quick and easy.

[cudgie]

My husband makes a lovely lentil dahl, it's like a thick soup,  we eat it with naan bread.

[sib444]

boil the lentils with a little salt and chilli powder till they are well cooked.. In a frying pan lightly roast some finely chopped garlic in ghee. add this to the pan of lentils (make sure you do not have too much water in the pan). Add finely chopped coriander and you have a tasty dish which can be eaten with naan bread or rice.