Spiced Red Lentil Pancakes
These Spiced Red Lentil Pancakes are perfect as a snack or a side dish. Serve with a cooling dip like raita or alongside your favourite curry.
Servings: 4 pancakes
Equipment
- 1 sauce pan
- 1 high speed blender
- 1 chopping board
- 1 knife
- 1 frying pan or crepe pan
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 125 g dried red lentils
- 400 ml water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon group coriander
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
Instructions
- Rinse lentils under cold water until clear. In a saucepan, boil lentils in 750ml of water over medium heat. Reduce to low and simmer for 15 minutes until soft.
- While lentils cook, sauté the onion in 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat until translucent.
- Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Drain any excess water from the lentils then add them to a high speed blender along with the sautéed onion, garlic and spices.
- Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat and grease lightly with another tablespoon of oil.
- Ladle ¼ of the batter into the pan and cook for 4 - 5 minutes, before flipping until both sides golden brown and the pancakes are cooked through.
- Serve alongside raita or your favourite curry.