Lentils 101
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- An overview of lentil types, nutritional characteristics, cooking tips, dried vs. canned, and a recipe for "Brown Rice & Lentils" from "The Best of Chef at Home".
Full recipe: www.lentils.or...
Ingredients:
1 cup (250 mL) brown rice
1 cup (250 mL) dried green lentils
4 cups (1 L) water or chicken broth
½ teaspoon (2 mL) salt
Directions:
In a medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid, combine rice, lentils, water, and salt. Bring everything to a full boil then lower heat, just enough to maintain a slow, steady simmer. Continue cooking until rice and lentils are tender and liquid is absorbed, about 45 minutes. Turn off heat, let stand for a few minutes, and you are ready to serve and share.
Variation: You can add any fresh or dried herbs you like to this dish. Rosemary, thyme and tarragon all work well.
I can't believe this video is eight years old and I'm watching it today feeling like it is brand new. I'm a d/a. But I love the video's information on lentils. ❤
That lentil puree tip is gold! I often make a lima bean soup that needs to be thickened so I usually use some of the lima beans, but then I'm left with a soup with 30% less lima beans. From now on, I'm going to use lentil puree instead! Thank you!!
I’ve been successfully cooking lentils WITH tomatoes 🍅 AND vinegar in my instant pot. I add other vegetables along with sautéed onion and garlic then cook on high pressure for 3 or 4 minutes.. Let the IP depressurize naturally for 15 minutes and everything is cooked perfectly. Nothing has been undercooked, just tender & delicious. BTW... great video!!!!!
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Maybe it can work cuz they're so small, but I tell ya, one time I cooked black beans with tomatoes in a pressure cooker for HOURS cuz they never softened... Finally I researched and learned this rule... The acid's definitely not a good idea, even if lentils are more forgiving than bigger beans!
Yeah the lentil soup I make with my instant pot I use a can of diced tomatoes. The pressure probably changes how it cooks. My mom tried using a can of tomatoes with her lentil soup that she cooks with a normal stovetop pot and she had trouble getting the lentils to cook.
@@debras3806 That may depend on the beans. I once cooked white northern beans with lemon juice added in my rice cooker to check the claim surrounding acid. They came out just fine. As for lentils, I regularly prepare red lentils in the rice cooker with spinach and lemon juice in order to simulate my favourite dish of sorrel with mashed potatoes. They come out great and all I have to do to puree them, is stir them a bit. I don't even need a blender.
I use them in literally every soup, especially tomato based.
@@jc.1191 More or less the same thing here. I use a mixture of several different types of lentils with steel-cut oats as part of a tomato-based soup I make in the rice cooker ever single day. The claim that lentils will not soften when they are cooked with tomatoes makes no sense to me. The question never occurred to me. Of all the things I cook, lentils are just about the easiest, fastest and least demanding.
I never thought | would be so entertained by lentils lol
I saw a good recipe for lential soup with a whole can of tomato paste and some sausages and onions and carrot
I have had really bad bean soul and really good bean soup it all depends on the ingredants
Agree😍
@@kimzastrow1268 That's sounds pretty damn good, without pig anus of course.
Hahah right!
Wow. I just say, this is one of the best food videos I’ve watched all year! Great cook and very charismatic and friendly, excellent information and productions values, great video quality! Well done!
totally agree
when I was traveling all over Turkey during summer of 2019 for 22 days, everywhere I went, I was looking for lentil soup, so good! Turkish chef Refika cooked her lentil until it's ready, then add salt. She added some lemon juice + olive oil when serving it.
I also leave the salt for last with lemtils, or any dried legumes
I made my lentils in the slow cooker tonight and they were so much better than boiling. They are just not watery, didn't say mushy, but not watery in the slow cooker. Cover and in about 3 hours with half pound, they are perfect. Nothing like peppers, onions, tomatoes in the slow cooker with them and served it on white fully rice. Best meal this week.
I cooked lentils with quinoa a couple of days ago. It was so good that I ate quite a bit before the rest of the meal was ready. So good! Don't forget to add chopped onion tossed with a bit of oil beforehand.
My mom taught me to add a couple of bay leaves to the lentils while they simmer. They add a great dimension, along with vinegar at the end. Great video with a friendly, upbeat, hunky chef!
Agreed.....on the chef ;-)
AuberJean 68
Does it matter if it’s white vinegar or apple cider vinegar?
@@4977abc, I have never tried it or had it with anything but apple cider vinegar, so I don't know. I'm sure each type of vinegar adds it's own signature, for example, balsamic sounds like it would be good but I really like the flavor of the ACV! Try a tiny fraction of a spoon of vinegar with with a bite of lentils. That way if you don't like it, the whole pot of lentils isn't ruined. Also know that a little goes a l o n g way!
AuberJean 68
Thank you! :)
@@4977abc, you're welcome! Let me know how it works out. Put just a little on your hot lentils and stir. If you like vinegar at all you'll like it!
Okay, when you first mentioned what a great recipe lentils and rice is, I thought yeah, right, two bland foods together. Can't be that great. Well, tonight I needed to cook something and I had some wild rice and lentils on hand, so I thought I would go ahead and make the recipe, knowing that I would probably not be impressed.
I was wrong, very wrong. Lentils and rice will be a staple at my house from now on. So delicious. Looking forward to making it again. Thanks for sharing that.
So glad you enjoyed Todd!
I definitely enjoyed Todd
@@jrootabega the difference a comma can make
you may make it a bit more interesting. while the rice and lentils are cooking away on the side make a tempering. a little oil in a pan, add some cumin seeds. add 1 small onion 2-3 flakes of garlic, 1 small tomato and cook till the tomatoes are a bit soft. add finely chopped carrots and spinach to this. add just half a cup of water and cook till the carrots are tender. once the rice and lentils are cooked add this whole tempering to the pot. mix it well and lastly garnish it with coriander leaves. instead of carrots you may add other veggies of your choice like pumpkin, beets, gourds of any kind except bitter gourd as it will turn the whole pot bitter. you may even add celery, any kind of dark green leafy vegetables, zucchini / courgette. Try it. Its both delicious and healthy. you may have a fried pappadum on the side just to add some crunch.
Yess! This helps so much! All you guys are awesome!!😃
Sir, you are helping to educate my children and myself as a train Chef, you show us how to do so with humor And simplicity. Nothing fancy, just pure basic simplicity. Thank you. If you ever need help in your kitchen, I’d be willing to help and work for you. My children I will look up more of your videos. Best.
Are you working in a kitchen now Steve?
If you've got old dry lentils or beans, or you're at high altitude (where the boiling point of water is lower), adding a little baking soda to the water will speed up the cooking time and help the pulses soften properly. I use a teaspoon for a kilo (about 2 pounds) of dry beans or lentils. It also makes some of the nutrients more bioavailable.
so glad to see you on the screen again Chef M!! I used to watch you every sat for a reciepe for sunday dinner with the kids. It was actually the best time i had cooking for my husband Watched too. We would go to the store afterwards, pick up what we needed for the meal and cook it together on sunday ! thank you so much for all this info on lentils! i can not wait to try them, and esspecially sprouted for we eat alot of salad as a starter to all meals. Thankyou agian and i am looking forward to watching more of your videos on here...yes i guess it was in 2012 but im late to the veggie game but never too late to go veggie!!
The problem with lentils is them actually making it to the table....I keep ‘testing’ them! Great video really informative. Thank you.
too much testing - they will melt away right before your eyes!
I'm an RD in training, there is actually no such thing an an incomplete protein, incomplete amino acid profiles do not form what would be called a protein. What is true is that plant foods are typically lower in some amino acids as compared to animal sources such as leucine etc however this would only be an issue if you only consumed one specific plant food and nothing else. Lentils are a great protein source.
You are right. I would go so far to say lentils are the best legume.
fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175254/nutrients
I was about to reply the same, thanks for that
I'm confused, I'm a retired nurse, I took a nutrition class back in the late 70's I remember that plant proteins did not have all the amino acids to make a complete protein. One has to pair beans or legumes to grains to make a complete amino acid chain to form a complete protein for muscle building.
@@mariasullivan4052 you can perform a quick Google search and it will say the same thing, a sequence that is missing amino acids will not form a protein, that's biochem 101 / organic chemistry 101. The whole incomplete protein thing is a misconception, a notion spread mostly by cosmo magazine and other pop news, no scientific literature uses that terminology in reference to non animal sources of protein etc. The basics of it, proteins are made up of amino acids, if amino acids are missing, a protein can not form.
@@mariasullivan4052 The idea of protein combining is from the 1954 book "Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit". The ideas are out of date . The body has an amino acid pool and proteins are being broken down and synthesized all the time.
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Fundamentals_of_Human_Nutrition/Synthesis#5.3.2_Amino_acid_pool
Because this guy is a chef who knows what he's talking about, and knows the nutritional values of foods, herbs, spices, etc., he has my respect already!
I've eaten lentils like everyday because they have so much protein and you can put anything with them, but I wish I had watched this a long time ago
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Thank you!
Glad I stumbled upon this video. I have a big bag of lentils I have been wanting to make. perfect recipes for them, so easy I am eager to try making. Thanks
Your passion for lentils is an inspiration. Thanks for this!
Thank you for this! I love lentils, too. I love the idea of pureeing them and I never thought of that!!
I prefer to add salt later, because boiling any legumes in salty water tends to toughen the skins, as you claim acid does. Acidic elements, on the other hand, really heighten the flavor of lentils, which is why many European and Middle Eastern recipes call for vinegar, lemon and/or tomato to be added to cooked lentils.
Love that this is Canadian 🇨🇦 yaayyyy!!!
@Akkermansia Unfortunately by farming on a big scale using pesticides.
India has to buy Canadian lentils only because they messed up their own agriculture by some weird programme.
Lilith Rose Intuition: Yeah, me too! And I am from the US😳
Was about to cook mine with tomato sauce but didn't realize I should not cook them together. Nice tip.
There are different opinions out there. I guess some people prefer the toughness.
Yesterday I came across a lentil recipe that is brilliant - 1 cup red lentils blitzed with 2 cups water, dry-sauté the batter and make flat breads! Fluffy and delicious. They are supposed to come out round but mine came out looking like Australia, but what the heck.
I have eaten lentils since the 1970s and we’ve always soaked them. Originally it was to make them less farty! We would throw away the farty water, and then cook. Now I’m really old, I find it’s really important for easier digestion.
Also we were always told to not add salt at the start of cooking because it keeps the lentils or beans dry.
What are your thoughts on these points?
I have lentil and bean sprouts I make at home. Wonderful with everything.
Keep up the good work by the way. Let’s convert the world to eating lentils for the sake of the planet : )
I am with you. I usually soak at least 30 minutes ahead, but I would rinse the lentils at a bare minimum.
Thank you so much for the brown rice and lentils idea! I love how simple it is!!
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I add diced onion, carrots & diced celery when I cook mine and use vegetable or chicken broth rather than water. I use them for main dish or side dish and makes a great breakfast. I haven't tried the bread yet but intend to soon.
My mom cooks lentils with chunks of chicken and potatoes added after and a side of rice man they rock
I love lentils. Thanks for a great video.
So charming covering a subject so humble! Thanks! I love lentils.
Lentils are life! I love them in EVERYTHING from soups, salads, stews, sandwich spreads... yum! And omg! Your kitchen is perfection!
waoo, so much I did not know about lentil. I am ready to have Lentil /Brown rice.
what a cute kitchen area. Love the design
Love the purée, rice and lentils, I presoak and rinse and add salt at the end. Thank you for the video, shared with many friends. Frank
My favorite thing to do is making lentils with Ham and bacon mixed in. Put the Ham and bacon in at the beginning with about a half cup more of water and don't add any salt. The ham and bacon will salt and flavor them really well. I purposely OVER cook them to make them mushy on purpose. After which add a little chicken stock and let them come back to a simmer. Viola! Ham and Lentil soup that taste amazingly like split pea and ham soup but better! I find it more rich in flavor than split peas.
So now I know why my Mom always added chopped tomato, onion and cilantro at the end, when the lentil were cooked, never at the beginning! Thanks man, Sopa de Lentejas down south here in Mexico is the BOMB! :)
@ Does sound SABROSO! Thanks Narciso for the IRIE tip.:)
EXCELLENT WATCH. Fantastic info I'm already cooking this for my lunch right now! Thank you
Spaghetti with pasta sauce and lentils is really good too.
Thanks man. Good teaching style. New to lentil cooking.
I use lentils when canning stews. You can not can with flour, milk, or cornstarch so I use lentils, when they get mushy they act as s thickener that helps you give the stew a gravy consistency
I have just begun watching and I see "Brown Rice & Lentils" recipe---I live on Brown rice and Lentils!!!
I love that stainless steel kitchen sink with all of the windows and that cool copper pipe pot & pan rack! And thanks for the tip about not putting any acidic things in with the lentils until they are soft, I didn't know that.
You can purchase those sinks at restaurant supply stores. My sister and I made a pot rack from galvanized, threaded steel pipe from Home Depot and spray painted it black. It turned out great. I believe the copper pipe would have to be soldered. I watched a youtube video about Tracy Porters Kitchen and they used the commercial stainless steel sink in their farmhouse to save money. It looked awesome.
Delightful video! Very informative and fun. Thanks.
Try using a splash of Tamari instead of salt and take a medium sized carrot and slice it (about 1/2 " thick) and cook. Then serve the lentils over the brown rice. Its delicious !
Used to watch you on Food Network. Always full of good information about the cooking. And, I love lentils :)
Muy buena sus recetas y explicaciones Chef Michael. Saludos desde Argentina.
I grew up eating lentil and I cook lentil Once a weeks but right now I'm gonna cook it more often😁
I Cook my lentils with tomatoes in instant pot and it's awesome!
Nice presentation.
Health benefits for lentils are great they are one of the few things that help with my heamarroids
I just prepared these Patties and tried with bun, Lettuce, and 🍅 with some spicy sauce. It taste wonderful. Thanks for sharing your recipe. God bless you.
How did You make your lentil patties?Some recipes put a lot of stuff in them,I like simple ideas.Thanks
Great video. Thank you for sharing👍
I already loved lentils but if not, I reckon this guy would have converted me. Love that Canadian enthusiasm. BTW try Turkish Ezogelin soup with red lentils. It's heaven in the winter.
Can u post that soup recipe for us ? It sounds good, MT
Tip: Soaking the lentils for a few or couple hours before cooking decreases bloating and gas compared to when I've cooked them straight up instead--substantially--for me.
That never mattered for me unless the legume was a bean. I stayed in Mexico for a few months and spoke with some ladies working in a cafeteria. They showed me how to make refried beans so they won't give you gas. Less than half a teaspoon of baking soda is all it takes, but it seems that biochemistry doesn't work in my favor when i need it to. 😳
Yes! I am prone to bloating with all legumes and even grains like oats! So I soak all of them and it helps so much!!
@@bitchybitch9517 Yes, adding the baking soda
Thanks for the tip, I never new that. By soaking them, will it reduce the nutrients?
@@bitchybitch9517 You have to add acids or bases after the beans are cooked soft iirc. Otherwise they stay hard, cook forever.
Great! his recipe is perfect! I tried cooking the lentils, and lentils and rice as he directed: it was great! I've fallen in love with the lentils, and I feel better when I eat more lentils!
Awesome video thanks guys
One more thing, add cumin to your rice and lentils dish, make it a Majadra.
And I also add, masala
No thanks
Yes. Cumin makes everything better.
I add browned onions to make majadra... no cumin or any seasoning other than salt
Lots and lots of onions must be added too.
Thank you! I’m going to put on a pot of brown rice and lentils! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow, I am so excited about lentils now. I just used them in Instapot Lentil Soup...but may have to put more lentils on our table after seeing this! Great spokesman!
Wonderfull, I found you again, love your lentil recipes, bring it on, my heart thanks you :)
I loved the information and great presentation . Liked and subscribed
You are right about not missing meat if you eat lentils but the need to combine foods to get a complete protein has been proven to be false. We retain nutrients and combine them at a later time. No need to concern oneself with doing it meal by meal. Our bodies are truly amazing.
In Slovak cuisine, when cooking lentils, beans, and peas, we don't add salt but a small peeled onion and 1-2 cloves garlic. For beans plus 2 bay leaves. When done, add a soup spoon of butter, salt. When cooler, add yoghurt or sour cream (peas: sprinkle with fried onions or bacon). Pure heaven. Serve with wieners or kielbasa.
Great clear informative video. Thank you.😍i looove cooking with lentils
They are so nutritious and yummy, great video
just wanted to share a recipe for lentils. In India even split mung beans or split chick peas , pigeon peas are also referred to as Dal or lentils. this recipe calls for split chickpeas or Chana Dal as it is understood in Indian stores. Wash and soak 2 cups of this Dal for 2 hrs. then cook with just enough water to cook the Dal through but still hold its shape. drain all the excess water ( dont discard it though as it can be used for soups). once the dal is cooled blend it with a handful of freshly grated coconut, a cup of jaggery (sugarcane molasses) or ordinary sugar will also do. half a teaspoon of cardamom powder and a teaspoon of fennel powder. mix it well. keep aside. now knead some whole wheat flour into a soft dough with just flour, water and salt. 1 cup flour, half teaspoon salt and just enough water to knead a soft dough. make about 6 portions of this dough and roll them out to a 6 inch diameter. put the Dal stuffing in the middle of this and fold the sides of the dough over to completely cover the stuffing. now very gently roll this flat like a pizza base. heat a skillet or a pan and cook this flat stuffed bread - if you may call it - on the skillet on both sides till you see brown spots. smear some Ghee (clarified butter ) on the surface as you flip it over on the skillet. this takes just about a minute to cook on both sides. This is a delicious way to enjoy dals as a desert. In India we call it "Puran Poli" there are a lot of youtube videos on how to make Puran poli. This recipe is by far the easiest. by the way the Rice and lentils recipe is the best food when you are down with cold or fever. In India we call it Khichdi. It is the absolute comfort food. Easy to digest when your system is down and still gives a lot of strength to recover fast from the sickness.
Thank you for sharing knowledge and experience !
Thanks for the tips! I like lentils and often wonder what else to do with them!!
Add a splash of Worcestershire sauce at the end right before you eat them they are so OMG good
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
Great to be able to cook one pot lentils and rice!!! Thanks so very much for sharing this and the other tips as well!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Lentils...... and now I love them even more... Thanks for this wonderful "show."
This was a great video to watch ! Thanks !!
Drained & rinsed canned lentils go great in spaghetti sauce in place of ground beef. They also make great sloppy joes.
That's exactly the way I make my pasta sauce. Delicious!
They go good in/with about anything! I must admit, however, I have NOT ~ nor do I intend to ~ put them on top (or in!) anything chocolate! ;)
@@annieb7919 haha! C'Mon, BE A SPORT!
@Hectic Von kaos kind of agree😁
@@lisasmith516
OK, Lisa, YOU try it and let me know how you like it! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Lentils 101 is first rinsing the lentils!
GIna baby, then part of the nutritional value is washed away with the water! ;)
@@qualqui No Joe. Rinsing lentils or better - soaking them and then rinsing before cooking removes some of the dirt and anti-nutrients such as physic acid. It's rice that can lose nutrients while rinsing, although more so with white rice.
Yeah, I was wondering why he didn't rinse them. My mom and my grandmother always rinsed them before cooking. You definitely want to sift through them for hard debris like little pebbles and such which can be in there.
My takeaway from this video is that I should start storing my sandwiches in a kitchen drawer.
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Well I can’t thank you enough for the enlightenment of this wonderful legume, my favorite of all legumes. Thank you!!
Very informative, thanks.
Iam glad k saw your video..I have lentils, and just wanted to know how to cook them..
Excellent video, thanks.
Great stuff. Beautiful kitchen! Only thing I'd adjust is that bowl of food at the very end. If you dressed that up with less lentils, more color (shredded red cabbage or beets, julienned carrot and yellow pepper, maybe a sprinkle of feta and some grape tomatoes....YUM!
This was so helpful and so charming! Thanks guys 💛💛💛 Now I know what to do with the jars of lentils in my cupboard!
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!
Wow. I can't wait to buy my 4 mason jars and start with those 4 types.. Thank you🙏
Chef Michael Smith: I made your Lentil Loaf recipe and it was FANTASTIC! Thank you! Instead of using the muffin tin, I used two bread tins. Question: If I wanted to freeze a portion of this, what is the best way to do so?
Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and throw in a ziplock bag. It’ll freeze beautifully for months.
Lentil loaf,whats the recipe?
wow amazing channel. I loooove lentils!
This is a kitchen to cook in
Ya Plenty of pans hanging there
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Beautifully put together video with a friendly guy ! Also, hats off to the kitchen itself! Love the color of green, the copper pipes holding a million pans...all the hanging friendlies. Love my lentils. I’ve even used them in burritos 👍🏼
I'm cooking green lentils the same way you cook rice, 1 part dry and 2 parts water, for about 13 mins. :)
This video was great! The other day, I looked up everywhere if I could use lentil puree for my tomato sauce because I've never heard of pureeing lentils! (I need to sneak lentils into my foods because I don't like the earthy flavor that much...will see if adding acidity will change the flavor for me). Thank you! Loved this video to see the different ways to eat lentils.
Great video, I’m making lentils and rice tonight for the first time. Aren’t you supposed to rinse rice and lentils before cooking??
You certainly can!
Fantastic info on lentils. I love them.😄
Love this! 💖 Cool vid. Lentils rock!
Red lentil soup with smoked sausage is the best.
Totally Terrific Tasty Treat food!...Thank You!
This is a great video. Thanks.
I used to watch you on Chef at Home. I thought you were going to have a TV series just on lentils. At any rate, thanks for this video!
Top quality production