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Beans Mulagootal (Beans Cooked With Lentils And Coconut) and Parippu Thogayal (Lentil and Coconut Chutney) by Aparna Posted Tue 15 Sep 2009 4:47pm a combination of two vegetables like raw banana and yard long beans. The vegetable is cooked with red gram lentils (or sometimes split moong lentils) in a coconut gravy but no chillies... this with a vegetable of your choice following the same recipe. Ingredients: 2 cups, thinly sliced green beans 1 cup cooked and mashed red gram lentils (tuvar dal) ¼ tsp turmeric Read on »

SLOW COOKED MOROCCAN LENTIL SOUP by ZOMT Posted Sun 13 Jun 2010 7:17am . Slow Cooked Moroccan Lentil Soup yields approx. 12 cups / serves 6-8 / approx. 180 calories per 2 cup serve approx. macronutrient breakdown: fat 3.3g / carbs 31g / protein... I love lentils. They are such a good vegetable source of protein and are so easy to sneak into dishes. Especially soups, I quite often add lentils in to increase Read on »

Bella Cooks: Mediterranean Lentil Salad by Bella C Patient Expert

Posted Sun 27 Feb 2011 12:00am recommended it. It’s so quick and easy that now I do, too. Mediterranean Lentil Salad Nutrition Info: (Serving size = 1 1/2 cups) Calories: 467, Fat: 14.3g, Carb: 59.9g, Fiber 21.3g, Sugar: 4.4g, Protein: 23.6g Makes 2 servings. Ingredients: 1 pkg Trader Joe’s Steamed Lentils (this is what makes it quick and easy) 2 Tbsp olive oil 1/4 cup lemon Read on »

Cooking School: German Lentil and Sausage Stew by Meeta K. Posted Wed 12 Jan 2011 8:15am Sometimes I think German cuisine is very inadequately underestimated. Fact is, there is a lot more to German food that sausages and beer. Until relatively recently the various regions of Germany were independent and autonomous communities. Prior to the national unification in 1871,... [Read the rest of this post on my website] Read on »

Bella Cooks – LC’s Lentil Soup by Bella C Patient Expert

Posted Mon 05 Oct 2009 10:00pm . This was one of them. (Not sure yet what the other will be). My sister was the one who first told me about this soup, hence the name. She found pre-cooked, steamed lentils at Trader... talking about lentils. LC made hers very basic – just lentils, carrots, onions, and vegetable broth. I knew I wanted to add the chicken sausage just to give it a bit more Read on »

Adventures in Slow Cooking: Vegetarian Split Pea or Lentil Soup Recipe by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert

Posted Mon 21 Mar 2011 12:00am as we could cook without propane (remember we live off the grid ). I have made about a dozen recipes in our stoneware Crock-Pot , and by far, our favorite is this vegetarian soup recipe that can be made with either split peas or lentils and is equally delicious! Add to your slow cooker the following ingredients in order, in layers: 2 cups organic Read on »

Numbers Game: Lentil Love by Andy B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 8:14pm A half cup of cooked lentils (115 calories) contains ______ grams of fiber and ______ of the daily manganese requirement. a) 4, 18 b) 5, 20 c) 8, 24 d) 7, 31 Leave your guess in the "comments" section and come back on Wednesday for the answer (and an easy lentil salad recipe)! Read on »

No-Cook Cooking by Heather C. Posted Fri 05 Sep 2008 4:40am You don't have to cook to eat well says nutritionist and owner of The Pampered Pantry, Deborah Stern. The LA trainer and personal grocery shopper stocks her clients' homes... without ever turning on the oven. Deborah's Healthy No-Cook Cookbook Protein Packed Pasta Whole wheat pasta, spinach, mushrooms, turkey meatballs, marinara sauce. Buy Read on »

Cooking, Cooking, Cooking! by Andra R. Posted Fri 04 Dec 2009 12:00am of goals but no matter what goals you set for yourself, it feels really good to follow through. Tom Turkey Stock The sausage and lentil soup is cooling on the stove, it might just make me a lentil convert. I altered the recipe that I linked in my previous post just a bit. I used a can of diced tomatoes in their juice rather than a diced tomato Read on »

Mujaddara Arabic Lentil Rice by Meg M. Posted Wed 30 Jun 2010 1:27pm , and cook until the lentils begin to soften, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir the rice, 3/4 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, and the olive oil into the lentils. Cover the pot and continue cooking until the lentils and rice are tender, about 40 minutes. Heat the cooking oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the onions in the oil until browned, 7 to 10 minutes Read on »