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Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:24 am
by Mr Gus
I'm looking for low liquid, flavoured lentils as a snack / meal supplement recipes for the instantpot? anyone got anything, the commercial "bags" of cooked lentils at around 80p from lidl / aldi are not easily cleaned nor recyclable, plus as the kid, myself are lentil lovers (not often enough though) & the wife has deigned to commit to more veg less meat having watched that "the game changers documentary"
(i'm happy to chow a box of mostly lentil as a full meal, so is the kid, = less footprint)
All recipes I've come across are heavy on the "wet side" of cooking, not overly suitable for keeping in your bag for a quick warm up & scoff.
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:20 pm
by Joeboy
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:04 pm
by Mr Gus
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... ttingstall
Damn, I have too many orange lentils (that go to mush)
Damn, I cannot find PUY lentils in physical stores.
Damn, no brown ones either.
Damn, lentils don't seem to be grown here much (a few trials)
Damn! ..my green lentils came from Canada.
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 6:51 am
by Bugtownboy
Gus, have you tried Hodemods ?
https://hodmedods.co.uk/
Good for all things pulse like, all British, I think, and mainly Organic.
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:32 am
by Mr Gus
Thank you.
I shall take a look, the thing about the "puy" is it has protected status (name, region etc) but in reality its form stays whole & presentation is therefore good rather than a potential slurry like the red / orange lentil.
Its the one you see in the "not recyclable yet" pouches from Jamie Oliver, aldi, lidl, uncle bens & the like, ..the big reason to get some & avoid pouche "convenience"
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:36 am
by Bugtownboy
Any ‘green’ lentil should hold its shape - usually worth trying an Asian supermarket. Obviously won’t be British grown.
Keep meaning to try the Carlin Peas - get a lot of good reviews.
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:04 am
by Stinsy
Mr Gus wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:24 am
& the wife has deigned to commit to more veg less meat having watched that "the game changers documentary"
I haven't seen that particular Documentary, however it is famous for not standing up to scrutiny. A desire to eat healthy and lower your impact onthe planet is worthy, but please don't use that docu as a basis for any decision making.
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:30 pm
by Mr Gus
Stinsy.
Which is why I put / made mention of the scrutinisation follow up on you tube elsewhere, it go's without saying to look deeper than a basic film, however if it increases uptake in meatless / meat reduction in meals that's all good, I'm merely mentioning it has incentivised the wife to try a food nemesis (to her) again, she gets nasty when we proffer the lentil.
Less meat, but better meat.
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:13 pm
by Stig
When I've bought green lentils from Sainsbury's they've been in a TetraPak which I've put in the recycling.
edit: Just checked in the cupboard and the pack does say "widely recycled" on it.
Re: Puy Lentils recipes?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:36 pm
by AE-NMidlands
Orange lentils go into "Khichri." A recipe which we have from our oldest Engish curry recipe book, maybe 1965! Quite like what is here:
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/23755/in ... ichri.aspx
For the khichri
100g red lentils
100g rice
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
salt to taste
For the tadka
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon whole cumin seed
1 teaspoon crushed chillies
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped coriander
Wash the lentils and rice in several changes of water. Place the lentils and rice in 500ml water in a large saucepan. Add 2 teaspoons of turmeric and salt to taste. Bring it to a boil and then simmer with a cover for about 30 minutes with occasional stirring. Cook until you see that the lentils and rice are almost coarsely blended together.
Remove the pan from the heat and your khichri is ready.
Now its time to prepare your tadka. Heat the oil in a small saucepan. Now lower the heat and then add the whole cumin, crushed chillies and chopped garlic until they are brown until cumin starts to splutter. Now add the chopped onions and sauté until golden brown. The tadka is now ready to be mixed to the khichri.
Just pour all the tadka in the khichri and mix well. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander when serving.