Help identify this lentil/bean?

loren83

I had the most delicious beef and stout stew at Leon the other day. If you haven’t eaten there before I think they are only in London but the do gorgeous healthy food and the specials are often slow cooked and I want to try this one in my slow cooker once I pick it up this afternoon.

In the stew there was this petit pois sized round dark green bean/lentil I have no idea what it was but it was yummy. It as served with brown basmati rice mixed with sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds which I though was a great way to get in some healthy stuff.

So any idea what this mystery lentil is and ideas for recreating this stew would be greatly appreciated!

lil_me

http://www.waynescomputerworld.com/Dotti/Images/Vegetables/mung.gif

Mung bean ?

http://www.pea-lentil.com/nwdev/images/Lgreen.jpg

Green lentil ?

mirakl

It sounds like mung beans available at Asian Supermarkets and probably ordinary shops (just more expensive) Same ones that grow into your usual beansprouts

Cazzdevil

Was it not just a green lentil?

http://www.goldsunco.com/beans/a1.gif

loren83

It wasn't green lentils, possibly a mung bean but I remember it being rounder. I've been meaning to buy some mung beans anyway so I'm gonna try it out!

What a fun game!

thriftlady_2

It sounds like Puy lentils. They are a slate blue/green colour. They are delicious made into a salad with petits pois.

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Wow, sorry for the long link !

**purplemoon**

The link is so long because you forgot to remove the frames from your google search

This is the link to that actual page http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/105688.html