lentils only turn to mush because the outer shell thing is removed on some, right anons? can you make yummy stuff with lentils when they have the thing still on? i tried makin some salad type thing with brown lentils and it was kinda bad
>>22098240>lentils only turn to mush because the outer shell thing is removed on some, right anons?Overcooking whole lentils will still turn into mush, just with lentil skins in it. >i tried makin some salad type thing with brown lentils and it was kinda badWhat did you put on it? You might've just underseasoned it. I've made salads like that and thought they were pretty good. You need more salt/oil/vinegar than you might think.
The few attempts i've had with red, is that they always turn into mush.
>>22098240The best lentils come from Castelluccio, in Italy.Their outer shell is so thin it can be ignored. The problem with Castelluccio is that it gets severe earthquakes though.Some years their lentils are available, so years they aren't.Other lentils are a waste of time an money.
>>22098242i forgot but i dont even really like salad so i dont really know why i did it>Overcooking whole lentils will still turn into mush, just with lentil skins in it.how come indians dont just do that then, the skin is pretty healthy for ya, whole legumes are basically the only way to get a decent amount of fiber nowadays
>>22098248Maybe just convenience or variety, but removing the skin also makes it a little easier to digest which could be a concern if the majority of your food intake is going to be beans and lentils. Even if you only eat skinless beans and lentils, if that's a large part of your intake you'd still be getting a lot of fiber.
>>22098250youd need like 5 servings a day to manage to get enough from lentils alone, itd be cool if they were tasty enough to eat that much>>22098244red ones are only good for the mushy indian curry type dishes>>22098247what type of dishes are they good for anon?
>>22098240it's entirely about how much you're going to eat. If you try to eat a pound of green lentils as one of your main starches for the day you are going to overwhelm your ability to pass all that fiber and be a gasbag. But split lentils you can eat like potato
>>22098240>some salad type thing with brown lentilsI don't know, lentils seem more of a soup or stew type thing, not really a salad thing.
>>22098270yah i dunno im kinda retarded
>>22098240Lentils are poverty food that only people in third world shit holes eat.
>>22098346please give me a high fiber food then anon-kun, i need to poop
>>22098240If you don't want them to be mushy, quick soak them for 15 minutes - bring them to a boil then remove from heat and let it sit for 15 minutes.Then steam cook them for 6 minutes. if you want them even chewier, refrigerate them and eat them cold. I put aspertame on my starches to make them taste sweet which is more palatable to me.
>>22098240>lentils only turn to mush because the outer shell thing is removed on some, rightNo. >can you make yummy stuff with lentils when they have the thing still on?Yes. >i tried makin some salad type thing with brown lentils and it was kinda badThere are two ways to do this: pressure cook for 12 minutes then off the heat and let it depressurise naturally. They'll retain their shape and still be safe to eat. This one is good if you intend to cook them into another dish, like traditional kedgeree/kijdi, lentil sloppy joes/keema pav or lentil loaf and burgers.The other is to soak, steam and shock. This is the one that's good for salad. I put steamed lentils in rice salads.
>>22098346>Switzerland, Monaco, Luxembourg and Lichtenstein are "third world shitholes" lmaoLet me laugh at your relative poverty, Cletus.
>>22098240Lentils are never "yummy". Any dish with lentils would have tasted better without them, or replaced by something else.
>>22098270Lentil salads are classic dishes in the France and the Mediterranean, you cretin.
>>22098487thats sad.. why are they like that?
>>22098244Red are designed to turn to mush. Green/brown are good for lentilsoup. Dhal(it) food is made from some type I dunno what it is, but it's the only other lentils I eat.
>>22098497>France>MediterraneanUhhh were not the cretin here likely.
>>22099382Good afternoon, cretin.
