How to I need to treat dried green lentils? [duplicate]
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In the attached picture you see green lentils which I want to prepare in order to make a Dal. They are obviously dried although it is not mentioned directly on the package.
My question is: Do I need to treat them like dried chickpeas? Dried chickpeas must be unpacked and then stay submerged for around twelve hours to be edible and cookable. Do i need to do the same with the lentils? One lentil has far less mass than a chickpea so I had doubts.
EDIT: I am aware of this possible duplicate but the submitter of the question has not clarified what types of lentils he wants to cook: Best way to cook lentils?
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Your suspicion is correct about "far less mass than a chickpea" means you don't need to soak them as much. Chickpeas seem to need lots of soaking, but you don't have to soak lentils at all. I guess there are lots of kinds of lentils - the kind you have, the big ones with the skins on; the little peeled orange ones; the smaller dark colored ones with skins on, but I don't know of any kind of lentils that need to be soaked at all before cooking. This is the big advantage of lentils over other dried beans: you don't need to plan so far ahead.
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Should I soak lentils with vinegar?
Soaking your lentils (and all of your beans) will enable your body to better absorb the minerals in the foods you eat. Soak lentils for about 6 hours or overnight in warm water with a couple tablespoons of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.Why do you have to soak green lentils?
Lentils do not require it but can be soaked in order to reduce cooking time by about half. Before cooking, rinse lentils in cold water, pick over to remove debris or shrivelled lentils, then drain.Do you have to soak green lentils before cooking?
There is no need to soak green lentils, but doing so will reduce their cooking time. In either case, they should be rinsed, before boiling one part lentils to three parts water for 40 minutes or until tender.How do you preserve soaked lentils?
After soaking, I thoroughly rinse the beans, drain and then pat dry with paper towels and store them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Then they need to be cooked within the next one or two days or they don't smell fresh.3 Delicious Lentil Recipes | healthy + vegan
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Italy here. Therefore I refer to dried lentils commonly found here. We used to "pre- treat" them like soaking in not cold water etc.
This winter I got multiple packs of IGP (protected geographical identity) lentils from center of Italy. All packs suggest a very simple recipe typical there (it is basically lentils on croutons, to give you a preview of the consistency of what you get. Like beans on toast... ).
All labels suggest to directly go to the pot and cook using
1 liter water for 250 grams lentils. Just a little of salt - the rest to be added to taste.
Cooking time 40 minutes.
We are doing so since, and we're satisfied by the results. Although I don't know if the lentils were superior because skipping the soaking or it was just matter of their quality. Lentils were of green-brown or green sort.
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