Spiced Smashed Lentils
From faith 17 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Lentils may not be the prettiest things to put on a plate, but they make up for their drab appearance with comforting flavor and warmth. This is a quick, basic way to cook lentils with Indian spices. I use homemade garam masala; there's a link below to a recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of lentils, well rinsed and drained shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- 4 shallots, or 1/4 red onion shopping list
- 4 cloves of garlic shopping list
- 2 teaspoons garam masala shopping list
- 1/2 cup of cilantro shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Rinse and drain the lentils.
- Mince the shallots and garlic and chop the cilantro.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat and add the shallots and garlic.
- Cook, stirring, for about five minutes, until softened and golden.
- Add the garam masala and lentils. Stir so the lentils are coated with the oil and garlic, then add the cilantro and cook until wilted.
- Add 4 cups of water and turn the heat to high.
- Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer.
- Cook for about 20 minutes. If they are too watery at the end, leave the lid off for a couple minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper, and mash with a fork.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Hiya! I just made this up for our lunch and it was really good. A nice quick and easy dish. I am not sure what kind of lentils you used but I used red ones and they worked great. Very tasty ... very versatile dish. THANKS!
dee
in Tampa loved it
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I love lentils and love this dish
psy333che
in Long Branch loved it
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Love the lentil, especially with garam marsala. Yum.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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