Whole Red Lentils

The recipe is designed for easy clean up and you can easily scale it up or down using common utensils found in the kitchen, i.e. no need for fancy instruments or measuring devices.

A variation of 2024-02-25: Beluga Lentils.

Ingredients

• 1 pint lentils, sorted and washed
• 2 pints water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 slice bacon, diced
• ½ onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced

Spice Mix

• ¼ teaspoon cumin 
• ¼ teaspoon ancho chilli
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper 
• 3 teaspoons salt 

Steps

1. Brown bacon in medium heated oil, 1 min
2. Sauté onions and carrot in browned bacon, 2 min
3. Add lentils and spice mix, gently stir, 45 sec
4. Add water, bring to boil 
5. Lower heat to simmer 
6. Set a timer to 40 min, check doneness and adjust with 3 min intervals to obtain desired doneness. (The fewer times you open the lid, the finer the taste)

Serving

3 or 4 tablespoons for breakfast, the pot of lentils should last a week. 

To serve this recipe for dinner, double the amount of spice mix (keep the salt amount the same). In step 1, add 250 grams of ground meat, and in step 3, incorporate half a can of tomato sauce. Serve two ladles of lentils with two tablespoons of wild rice and a side of salad.

2024-03-09: Green Lentils