--- title: "Whole Green Lentils with Garlic & Onion" description: "A simple and flavourful method of cooking whole green lentils with garlic and onion. Serve with rice, vindaloo, or Gujarati-style green beans." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/green-lentils" --- # Whole Green Lentils with Garlic & Onion A simple and flavourful method of cooking whole green lentils with garlic and onion. Serve with rice, vindaloo, or Gujarati-style green beans. 1 hour 5 minutes cook 10 minutes prep 1 hour 15 minutes total 5 servings side lentils vegetarian indian stovetop Scale Units ## Ingredients - 4 tbsp vegetable oil - 0.50 tsp cumin seeds - 4 garlic cloves - 75 g onion - 200 g whole green lentils - 720 ml water - 1 tsp salt - 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper ## Equipment - heavy pot ## Instructions ### Cook the Aromatics 1 Heat the 4 tbsp vegetable oil in a heavy pot over a medium flame. When hot, put in the 0.50 tsp cumin seeds . A few seconds later, put in the 4 garlic cloves , peeled and finely chopped. Stir and fry until the garlic pieces turn golden. 2 Now put in the 75 g onion , peeled and chopped. Stir and fry until the onion pieces begin to turn brown at the edges. ### Simmer the Lentils 3 Put in the 200 g whole green lentils , picked over, washed and drained, and the 720 ml water . Bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 1 hour or until the lentils are tender. ### Season and Finish 4 Add the 1 tsp salt and 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper . Stir to mix and simmer gently for another 5 minutes . Note Adjust the cayenne pepper to taste View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Whole Green Lentils with Garlic & Onion description: "A simple and flavourful method of cooking whole green lentils with garlic and onion. Serve with rice, vindaloo, or Gujarati-style green beans." servings: 5 total time: 1 hour 15 minutes prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 1 hour 5 minutes tags: [lentils, vegetarian, indian, side, stovetop] cuisine: Indian difficulty: easy rating: 4.5 --- == Cook the Aromatics == Heat the @vegetable oil{4%tbsp} in a #heavy pot{} over a medium flame. When hot, put in the @cumin seeds{0.5%tsp}. A few seconds later, put in the @garlic cloves{4}, peeled and finely chopped. Stir and fry until the garlic pieces turn golden. Now put in the @onion{75%g}, peeled and chopped. Stir and fry until the onion pieces begin to turn brown at the edges. == Simmer the Lentils == Put in the @whole green lentils{200%g}, picked over, washed and drained, and the @water{720%ml}. Bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about ~{1%hour} or until the lentils are tender. == Season and Finish == Add the @salt{1%tsp} and @cayenne pepper{0.25%tsp}. Stir to mix and simmer gently for another ~{5%minutes}. > Adjust the cayenne pepper to taste -- use as little as 1/8 teaspoon for mild heat or up to 1/4 teaspoon for a noticeable kick. ```