--- title: "Whole Green Lentils with Spinach and Ginger" description: "A very nourishing dish of whole green lentils simmered with spinach, ginger, and fresh coriander. Find ingredients, equipment, and step-by-step Cooklang…" url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/green-lentils-with-spinach-and-ginger" --- # Whole Green Lentils with Spinach and Ginger A very nourishing dish of whole green lentils simmered with spinach, ginger, and fresh coriander. 75 minutes 6 servings main lentils spinach vegetarian indian Scale Units ## Ingredients - 200 g whole green lentils - 720 ml water - 6 tbsp vegetable oil - 1-2 fresh hot green chillies - 1 tsp fresh ginger - 8 tbsp fresh green coriander - 560 g fresh spinach - 2 tsp salt - to taste black pepper - 2 tbsp lemon juice ## Equipment - heavy pot - pot ## Instructions ### Cook the Lentils 1 Put the 200 g whole green lentils and the 720 ml water into a heavy pot and bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 45-60 minutes . ### Prepare the Spinach 2 Over a medium flame, heat the 6 tbsp vegetable oil in a pot large enough to hold the spinach. When hot, put in the 1-2 fresh hot green chillies , finely sliced, and the 1 tsp fresh ginger , peeled and very finely grated. Stir and fry for 10 seconds . 3 Add the 8 tbsp fresh green coriander , chopped, and the 560 g fresh spinach , trimmed, washed and chopped. Stir and cook until the spinach has wilted. ### Combine and Simmer 4 Now put in the cooked lentils and the 2 tsp salt , or to taste. Stir to mix and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook very gently for 10-15 minutes . ### Finish 5 Add the to taste black pepper and 2 tbsp lemon juice , or more to taste. Stir to mix, then cook, uncovered, for another 5 minutes . Check the seasonings and serve. Note This very nourishing dish goes well with Beef baked with yogurt and black pepper and Lamb dopiaza. ## Related recipes - [House Black Daal](/recipes/house-black-daal) [Slow-cooked Indian black urad daal in the style of Dishoom, rich with butter, cream, and tomato.](/recipes/house-black-daal) - [Red Lentils with Cumin Seeds](/recipes/red-lentils-with-cumin-seeds) [Masoor dal, salmon-coloured split peas that turn dull yellow when cooked, tempered with cumin seeds and spices. Best served with rice and almost any Indian meat or vegetable dish.](/recipes/red-lentils-with-cumin-seeds) - [Whole Green Lentils with Garlic & Onion](/recipes/green-lentils) [A simple and flavourful method of cooking whole green lentils with garlic and onion. Serve with rice, vindaloo, or Gujarati-style green beans.](/recipes/green-lentils) View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Whole Green Lentils with Spinach and Ginger description: "A very nourishing dish of whole green lentils simmered with spinach, ginger, and fresh coriander." servings: 6 time: 75 minutes tags: [lentils, spinach, vegetarian, indian, main] cuisine: Indian difficulty: easy rating: 4.5 --- == Cook the Lentils == Put the @whole green lentils{200%g} and the @water{720%ml} into a #heavy pot{} and bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for ~{45-60%minutes}. == Prepare the Spinach == Over a medium flame, heat the @vegetable oil{6%tbsp} in a #pot{} large enough to hold the spinach. When hot, put in the @fresh hot green chillies{1-2}, finely sliced, and the @fresh ginger{1%tsp}, peeled and very finely grated. Stir and fry for ~{10%seconds}. Add the @fresh green coriander{8%tbsp}, chopped, and the @fresh spinach{560%g}, trimmed, washed and chopped. Stir and cook until the spinach has wilted. == Combine and Simmer == Now put in the cooked lentils and the @salt{2%tsp}, or to taste. Stir to mix and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook very gently for ~{10-15%minutes}. == Finish == Add the @black pepper{to taste} and @lemon juice{2%tbsp}, or more to taste. Stir to mix, then cook, uncovered, for another ~{5%minutes}. Check the seasonings and serve. > This very nourishing dish goes well with Beef baked with yogurt and black pepper and Lamb dopiaza. ```