If you have many lentils and are looking for the best way to cook these beans on google, don’t worry because today, we will instruct you how to cook lentils on the Stove properly and not mushy. Let’s get now
1. How to Cook Lentils on the Stove
Ingredients
- 2 cups Split Dried Red Lentils
- 4 cups of water
- One teaspoon turmeric powder
- One teaspoon paprika (optional)
- One teaspoon salt
Instructions:
Step 1: Rinse the lentils thoroughly and add them to the pot. For split red lentils, you don’t need to soak them before cooking
Step 2: Pour water and add the turmeric powder, paprika, and salt to the lentils. Mix nicely. If you want lentils to taste well, you can use bone broth or vegetable broth instead of using filtered water for cooking beans.
Step 3: Close the lid and boil water quickly over high heat. When the water boils, reduce the heat to maintain very mild boiling, then put lentils in the pot and cook lentils for about 20 minutes until lentils are tender but not mushy. Cooking lentils time will be reduced to 5 minutes for split lentils.
Step 4: Finally, pick up the lentils, then drain and rinse them in cold water, garnish them with fresh coriander leaves, or use in another recipe that requires cooked lentils such as Lentil Nuggets for kids or Vegetarian Lentil Soup
To have a bowl of perfect lentils, learning how to cook lentils on the Stove is essential; I hope after reading this article you can easily make other lentils recipes and have a great dinner. Good luck
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