How to learn to cook delicious brown lentils 🍲

Kitchen appliances and utensils: cutting board, knife, grater, pan, frying pan, spatula, glass, tablespoon, stove.

Ingredients

Step cooking

1. First you need to thoroughly rinse the lentils. Then put it in a pan, fill it with cold water and put it on the stove. The ratio of lentils to water should be 1: 2, that is, 1 cup of lentils needs 2 cups of water. Then bring to a boil and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, salt to taste. Gradually, all the water from the lentil will evaporate, and it will swell a little.
   
2. While the lentils are cooked, you need to prepare vegetables and herbs. Peel 2 medium-sized onions from the husk and cut into thin half rings.
   
3. Next, finely chop a little parsley or cilantro.
   
4. After that, peel and finely chop 3-4 cloves of garlic. If desired, it can be chopped using a garlic
   
5. Peel the medium carrot and rub on a coarse grater.
   
6. Lubricate the pan with a small amount of vegetable oil and heat it well. Put the chopped onion in a preheated pan and fry until transparent. Then add the grated carrots. Fry over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden. Garlic should be added last, as it quickly burns and can ruin the taste of the whole dish.
   
7. When the vegetables are fried, spread the lentils to them. Mix thoroughly, continuing to simmer over low heat.
   
8. Add black ground pepper or any other spices to taste. After this, pour some finely chopped greens into the pan and mix again.
   
9. We lay out the finished dish on portioned plates, sprinkle with the remaining herbs and serve. Enjoy your meal.
   

Useful Tips

• It is worth considering that lentils are quite difficult to digest due to the content of special components in it called inhibitors. These substances block our enzymes, which can cause digestive problems. But this problem can be very easily solved by pre-soaking the lentils several hours before cooking. This neutralizes the action of inhibitors, and your body can easily cope with lentils, having received only benefit from it.
• Spices such as turmeric, black pepper, coriander, fresh and dried ginger, asafoetida, etc. are best combined with lentils. In addition, these seasonings also help normalize digestion.

Video recipe

After watching this video, you will learn how to cook brown lentils with onions and carrots. The author tells in detail what is needed for this. It also demonstrates how to cook lentils and fry vegetables.

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