Lentil cutlets - 5 of the most delicious and simple recipes

Not many people know that cutlets can be cooked without adding meat ingredients. A healthy, tasty and very simple cutlet can be made using lentils. The dish is prepared quickly and tastes very much like potato zrazy.

The most delicious lean lentil cutlets

Never cooked lentils and don't know where to start? We will cook very simple, juicy and tasty cutlets without a gram of meat, however, the dish is still very satisfying, and you can serve it with a side dish, vegetables or just with a sauce.

Cooking time - 40 minutes

Cooking time - 25 minutes

Portions – 8.

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  First of all, we boil the main product - lentils. Pour the washed legume culture with one and a half glasses of water and cook for 15-20 minutes after boiling in salted water, stirring constantly.
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  Cooking frying. To do this, chop onions, carrots and garlic and fry in hot vegetable oil for 15-20 minutes over moderate heat, periodically stirring all the ingredients together.
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  Season the softened vegetables with tomato paste (can be replaced with ketchup) and season with chili, paprika, black pepper and salt (½ teaspoon is enough).
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  We knead the "minced meat". In a deep container of a suitable size, combine boiled lentils, frying, an egg, chopped herbs, flour and a teaspoon of salt.
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  We mix all the components well, the mass should turn out to be sticky.
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  Form patties with our hands and roll each in breadcrumbs.
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  Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the blanks on both sides for 4-5 minutes until golden brown.
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  If you want to bake cutlets, it is recommended to put them on oiled parchment and cook for about 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
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  Hot vegetable cutlets go well with fresh salad and sour cream sauce. Bon Appetit!

PP red lentil cutlets in the oven

A great alternative to the classic cutlets are vegetable cutlets prepared on the basis of legumes, namely lentils. The dish is baked in the oven, and not fried in a large amount of oil, thus, such cutlets can be eaten without remorse, even on a diet.

Cooking time - 40 minutes.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Servings - 10.

Ingredients:

• Red lentils - 400-500 gr.
• Carrots - 3 pcs.
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Bay leaf - 2 pcs.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Smoked tofu (optional) - 30 gr.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Sweet paprika (ground) - to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
• Bread crumbs - ½ tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Pour the lentils into a colander and rinse thoroughly under running water. We transfer to a saucepan, fill with water in a percentage ratio of 1: 2 and bring to a boil over low heat.
2. While stirring, continue cooking over low heat until soft and 1-2 minutes before removing from the stove - add a few laurel leaves.
3. We prepare the frying. Grate onions and carrots on a coarse or medium grater and fry in a little olive oil until golden brown with the addition of smoked tofu and garlic, passed through a press, for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Carefully drain all excess moisture from the lentils and combine with browned vegetables. Add one chicken egg, salt and 1-2 tablespoons of bread crumbs to the same container - mix thoroughly until smooth.
5. With wet hands we form cutlets, about 1.5 centimeters thick and roll in breadcrumbs.
6. When all the blanks are ready, put them on a baking sheet, pre-covered with a sheet of parchment paper for baking (it is recommended to lightly grease with oil).
7. We bake for 15-20 minutes until a beautiful golden brown crust is formed at a temperature of 180 degrees. Serve with low-fat sour cream and young boiled potatoes with dill. Bon Appetit!

How to make green lentil cutlets?

Tired of classic meat cutlets? There is an exit! Let's prepare original vegetable cutlets based on green lentils, rich in protein, which is very easily absorbed by the body and many amino acids. Cooking such a dish is very simple, and you can even treat those who observe fasting or vegetarianism.

Cooking time - 1 h. 10 min.

Cooking time - 25 minutes

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Green lentils - 1 tbsp.
• Water - ½ tbsp.
• Bread crumbs - ½ tbsp.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 3 teeth.
• Flour - 50 gr.
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Ground black pepper - ¼ tsp
• Sunflower oil - 2 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. We thoroughly wash the legume culture and fill it with water for 30-35 minutes - we give time to swell and drain the excess liquid.
2. In the bowl of an immersion blender, combine lentils, garlic cloves, coarsely chopped onions and half a glass of water - interrupt until smooth.
3. Season the resulting puree with ground pepper, salt and add the required amount of breadcrumbs for breading.
4. With wet hands, form small round cutlets and roll in flour.
5. We heat up two tablespoons of oil and fry the blanks on both sides until golden brown.
6. Serve the original green cutlets hot. Bon Appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for making lentil and rice cutlets

We cook very hearty and tasty cutlets without meat ingredients, but from lentils and rice. The dish will not take much of your time, but you can feed the whole family and forget about the feeling of hunger for long hours.

Cooking time - 1 h. 10 min.

Cooking time - 35 minutes

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Lentils - 1 tbsp.
• Rice - 1 tbsp.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Garlic - 4 teeth.
• Flour - 50-70 gr.
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Sunflower oil - 2 tablespoons
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. The main ingredient is soak, ideally overnight and then boil in salted water for about 10-15 minutes over moderate heat. A few minutes before cooking, add a laurel leaf for aroma and taste.
2. Rice is thoroughly washed under running water and boiled until tender.
3. Peel and grate two medium carrots on a medium or coarse grater.
4. We also "free" the bulbs from the husks and cut them into small cubes.
5. Chop a few cloves of garlic and fry in vegetable oil with onions until golden brown. Cook the carrots in a separate skillet until soft.
6. Cooking minced meat. In a blender, interrupt the rice, lentils and browned vegetables. Combine all the ingredients in a deep plate, salt, pepper and knead the aromatic minced meat.
7. We moisten our hands in water and begin to form vegetable patties, then roll the blanks in a small amount of flour.
8. Fry the cutlets on both sides in hot oil until crisp. Bon Appetit!

Lentil cutlets with mushrooms

Did you know that you can cook cutlets only from lentils, vegetables and mushrooms? The dish turns out to be very tender on the inside and with a golden crispy crust on the outside. The taste of the cutlets is very similar to the classic ones made from minced meat.

Cooking time - 1 h. 15 min.

Cooking time - 30 minutes.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

• Green lentils - 100 gr.
• Mushrooms - 150 gr.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Bread crumbs - 10 tablespoons
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. We start cooking by boiling the main ingredient - lentils. We boil according to the instructions on the package and be sure to drain the excess water.
2. We interrupt the softened legume culture until smooth with a blender.
3. Finely chop the onion and garlic and fry in vegetable oil for 5-7 minutes. Boil the mushrooms or fry until tender and put them in a blender bowl along with aromatic onions and garlic - chop and combine with lentil puree.
4. Add two tablespoons of bread crumbs to the resulting mass and knead the improvised "minced meat".
5. With wet hands, we form small patties, about 1-1.5 centimeters thick, and make breading from breadcrumbs.
6. Heat oil in a skillet and fry lentil cutlets with mushrooms until golden brown on both sides.
7. Serve to the table in combination with fresh vegetables. Bon Appetit!