Pulses quick questions thread.

alison6692

Phew.. Thank you so much xxx

newlywed

I sometimes find you need the cook the sauce a little longer though than you would usually for a non-lentil one, otherwise the lentils stay a little firm

alison6692

Yes I did find that - the lentils are quite hard. I would of prefered them a bit softer. Have frozen up dinners for my LO instead - she will eat anything.

elsien

Never used them before, but I got some red lentils to add to a chicken soup I was making. The instructions said to boil for 10 minutes then simmer for 20, so I boiled them then added to the soup and simmered for about half an hour.
Came to eat it and there's not an lentil to be seen. Have I boiled them into the water or what? and should I be a bit gentler next time?

purpleivy

That's what red lentils do. Except when you're waiting for it to happen. if you watch and wait they stay crunchy!

elsien

That's alright then. I was searching the kitchen at one point, wondering if I'd just imagined putting them in and they were still sitting in a pan somewhere!

thriftlady_2

The other types of lentils -big greeny ones and the little blue-grey ones stay whole because they have not been hulled;) Red ones dissolve to mush.

Penelope_Penguin

elsien wrote: »

That's alright then. I was searching the kitchen at one point, wondering if I'd just imagined putting them in and they were still sitting in a pan somewhere!

:rotfl: As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add this to the thread of Pulses Quick Questions

Penny. x

mardatha

Can you make soup out of green lentils, just the same as the red ones ?

radiohelen

Yes and no. Yes you can make soup with them but the green lentils tend not to break down as well as the red ones so they don't thicken it up as effectively. If you want thickening then you have to add rice or potatoes. Maybe add them to something like minestrone?