Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for cooking with lentils
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Lentils are cheap, nutritious and good for the planet. Here are three delicious ways to get more into your meals. My pantry is stocked with an abundance of lentils: tiny red ones that take moments to cook, which I throw into soups; buttery yellow ones for khichdi; French green ones to add heft to salads; glossy black beluga; and pebbly puy. They’re cheap, nutritional powerhouses that have a low carbon footprint, require little water to grow and improve the health of depleted soil, making them good for our planet, too. What’s not to love? Dal might be the obvious choice when cooking lentils, but there is so much more you can do with them.
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I first came across these moreish little fritters in Kerala, where they were served as an afternoon snack with a cup of chai. The batter comes together very quickly in a food processor. Look out for frozen grated coconut in Asian supermarkets. Prep 20 min.
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Soak 2 hr. Cook 30 min. Makes About 24. 200g chana dal (split Bengal gram). 200g skinned peanuts, coarsely chopped. 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped. 2 green chillies, finely chopped. 1 thumb ginger, peeled and grated. 1 tsp toasted fennel seeds, coarsely crushed.
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1 tsp toasted coriander seeds, coarsely crushed. ½ tsp coarsely ground cinnamon. 1 large handful coriander, finely chopped. A pinch of asafoetida. 4 tbsp grated coconut. 4 tbsp gram flour. Rapeseed oil, for deep-frying. For the quick coconut chutney. 250g vegan coconut yoghurt.
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