We are preparing lentil cutlets from green lentils, but they can be prepared similarly from any other lentils; red, yellow, and brown cereals are also suitable.
Taste Info Second: cereals
Ingredients
- green lentils (soaked) 200 g;
- onion 1 pc.;
- carrot 1 pc.;
- garlic 1 clove;
- salt 0.5-1 tsp;
- dry spices(Italian) to taste;
- vegetable oil 70 ml.
How to make vegetarian lentil cutlets without eggs
To prepare the cutlets, take green lentils. The lentils must be soaked first. To do this, place the lentils in a food container and fill with three glasses of cold water. Place the container of lentils in the refrigerator overnight. The next morning, rinse and strain the lentils. 
Place the soaked lentils in a bowl and use an immersion blender to puree until homogeneous mass. Try to achieve a consistency very similar to thick puree.
Grind the carrots on a fine grater. Cut the onion into small cubes along with a clove of garlic. 
Add the prepared vegetables to the lentil mixture and mix thoroughly with a spoon. Now add salt and spices to taste. Today I decided to add a pinch of dried Italian herbs. Alternatively, you can add a pinch of dry ginger, paprika, cumin, and turmeric to these cutlets. 
Heat a frying pan with vegetable or butter. Form lentil cutlets with wet hands and fry until golden color over medium heat. 
Place the finished lentil cutlets on a plate and serve immediately. These cutlets are delicious served with fresh tomatoes, low-fat yogurt sauce, mayonnaise homemade. As an option, I can offer another original presentation of these cutlets. To do this, take a round flatbread or pita bread. Place the flatbread on the table, grease it with mayonnaise and ketchup. Place a few lentil cutlets along the flatbread. Then add stripes to the flatbread. fresh cucumbers or cabbage, tomato. Now roll the flatbread with the filling tightly. It turns out a variation of the falafel dish in pita bread, tasty and convenient to eat. 
Adviсe:
- In order to prepare vegan lentil cutlets with meat flavor, you can add chopped bouillon cube.
- If you are not fasting, you can add grated cheese to the cutlets, a little minced meat, cottage cheese.
- Lentil cutlets with the addition of fried mushrooms will turn out delicious. Simple oyster mushrooms or champignons are perfect.
- The taste of meat in lean lentil cutlets can be imparted by dry soy mince, which should be soaked in water and crushed in a grinder.
- In addition to the frying pan, the cutlets can be baked in the oven, so they will turn out even less calorie, you can use parchment paper coated with a drop of oil.
- For completely dietary and gentle version use a steamer.
- You can add other legumes to lentils: chickpeas, peas, beans.
- Lentil cutlets with the addition of grated zucchini, stewed cabbage. You can also add mashed potatoes, crushed green onions and other greens. Bright colors add bright bell pepper, paprika or turmeric to the dish.
- Also juiciness will be added by gravy from carrots, onions and tomato paste. Fry the cutlets, and then fry onions, carrots, add some seasonings, add a little salt and add a spoonful of tomato paste and 100 ml vegetable broth or water. Then ready cutlets. You can also add dry chopped mushrooms or a bouillon cube to the gravy. You will get lentil cutlets with delicious gravy with the taste of mushrooms or meat.
Step-by-step recipe for making lean lentil cutlets.
lentils - 1 cup,
onion - 1 pc.,
carrots - 1 pc.,
potatoes - 2 pcs.,
wheat flour - 2 tbsp. spoons,
vegetable oil.
During fasting, the composition of dishes changes significantly; dishes containing animal products are completely removed and only vegetables, fruits and cereals remain. However, this does not affect the variety of the menu, since there is currently a large number of delicious Lenten recipes, for example: soups, salads and even cutlets.
A lot of people don't even know how to cook lean cutlets from lentils, which will taste similar to regular cutlets. Even if you don't adhere Lenten menu, we recommend preparing lean lentil cutlets.
- delicious Lenten dish. The recipe for making lentil cutlets is very simple and will not take much of your time and effort. Bean products must be included in your diet because it is tasty and healthy. Lenten lentil cutlets are also quite suitable for a vegetarian menu.
Thanks to our step by step photo recipe
, you can cook without any problems lean lentil cutlets.
Making lean lentil cutlets.
First we need to prepare the basis of our lean cutlets, which is made up of lentils.
Lentils should be washed thoroughly before cooking. cold water, remove debris and drain water.
Then the lentils need to be boiled. To do this, transfer the lentils to a saucepan. Pour 1.5-2 cups of water into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Cook covered until tender for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt to the lentils at the end of cooking. Lentils do not need to be soaked overnight, unlike beans, but can be boiled immediately.
In the meantime, while the lentils are cooking, you need to prepare the vegetables. Peel the carrots, rinse and grate.
Peel the onion, rinse and finely chop.
Then you need to fry the carrots and onions in vegetable oil.
While the vegetables are fried, you need to peel the potatoes, rinse them and grate them on a fine grater.
Cooked lentils must be mashed into a puree.
Next, add fried onions, carrots and grated potatoes to the lentil puree.
Salt, pepper and add a little flour. Mix everything well and if the mixture turns out liquid, add a little more flour.
Galina 05/03/16
I made lentil cutlets purely out of curiosity. It turned out to be quite tasty and unusual. Very much in the theme of pepper and seasonings!
Antonina 05/11/16
Very nice cutlets! If you don't know, you'll never guess. When they treated me for the first time, I thought it was potato zrazy. Friends shared a link to your site, and now I often prepare exactly the same ones. Thanks for the amazing recipes!
San Sanych 05/13/16
With such and such prices for meat, soon we will all be eating the same lentils:((
Julia 10/31/16
Alena, I have been dreaming of getting this recipe for many years. Hooray! Tomorrow I’m going to buy lentils, then I’ll write back.)) And today I’m soaking the beans and will be preparing your mushroom and bean soup. Thank you very much.)))
Tasya 11/17/16
Good recipe. I wanted to cook today, but I was at home orange lentils. It took 7 minutes to cook without soaking, but it turned out a bit runny. Mixed with stewed vegetables in a blender, it turned out to be a puree. In the end I decided not to make cutlets, but to leave them as a side dish :)) next time I’ll try it with green lentils, they’re tougher after all. I just don’t have a meat grinder, I grind it in a blender.
Alyona
Tasya, I didn’t want to upset you, but I have to. An immersion blender is not suitable for making lentil cutlets, because... it is intended for liquid and semi-liquid substances (it is impossible to grind without water). And we need to get a fairly dense and flexible minced meat. To do this, first put the boiled lentils in a colander, and then use either a meat grinder or a special mill. You can also use Thermomikh, but grind the lentils without water.
Julia 12/20/16
Eh, I'm a little late with my review. But so yummy. You can safely cook 2 times more and fly away instantly. Thank you, Alena!
Larisa 01/23/17
Without my eggs, they all crawled apart!
Alyona
Larisa, usually lentil cutlets are molded quite well and fried without problems. Perhaps the minced meat was made too liquid. In this case, you could add a little flour to “bind” it. There could be a second reason - they passed the lentils through a meat grinder with a regular mesh. As a result - large pieces, which, naturally, did not want to be molded without an egg. To get plastic and almost homogeneous minced meat, you need to use a fine mesh or pass the lentils through a regular mesh twice.
Yana 03/10/17
My family doesn’t really like lentil cutlets, but when I prepared them according to your recipe with carrots and khmeli-suneli, they even asked for more. Thanks a lot!
Natalya 03/14/17
And everything was falling apart for me too, it turned out liquid minced meat, passed it into the food processor into the knives. I had to add 10 tablespoons of flour and then fried it like pancakes.
Alyona
Natalya, if you do everything as written, then the minced lentils turn out to be quite dense, this is clearly visible in the photo. Possible mistakes:
1. cooked the lentils on high heat for too long;
2. forgot or poorly drained the water from the boiled lentils;
3. when stewing vegetables, they poured too much oil;
4. A liquid mass could result if you bought already boiled lentils in jars and ground them together with the frozen liquid.
Try to take all these points into account next time, the lentil cutlets should turn out better))))))
BEE LINK 03.15.17
Everything is very appetizingly written. I really want to cook it, but I have a problem: I don’t have a meat grinder or a blender... I can use a masher - how will it work?
Alyona
Bee, you can crush it with a masher, our great-grandmothers certainly didn’t have a blender or a meat grinder. I can’t say how it will turn out, I haven’t had to cook lentil cutlets this way, but I think you’ll need to add a little flour.
Julia 04.04.18
Instead of cutlets, it turned out to be pate. It seems like such a simple recipe... but there are nuances! Looks like I made more than one mistake. It took me a long time to cook the lentils because I didn’t soak them overnight, but during the day for about 3 hours. Then I ground the minced meat in a blender; I just don’t have a meat grinder at home. And, as a result, the very first batch of cutlets turned into slurry in the frying pan as soon as I tried to turn them over. Well, at least the pate is tasty, homemade people will eat it anyway. Next time I’ll just use a fork and it will be better.
Alyona
Julia, the main thing is that it’s delicious))))) And so that cutlets without eggs do not fall apart, naturally, you need skill, and it is advisable to follow the recipe)))))
Marina 01/15/19
Thank you! Prepared. Very tasty. I'm switching to healthy eating. I sprouted green lentils. and everything is according to the recipe. They mold perfectly and turn over in the pan. and are quickly eaten with a salad. it was a great lunch! Thank you! Bookmark your page.
Alyona
Marina, thank you for your feedback)))))))))
To include vegetarian dishes in your menu, you need to know a few simple recipes. The main thing is also to choose those products from which it will be easy for you to prepare something vegan. When changes occurred in my life, I changed my lifestyle and also my diet. I got to know this guy very closely interesting product like lentils. I cooked from it so many things and everything that was possible. And soups, and salads, and even delicious “meat” cutlets. For anyone who is interested, read my recipe and cook with me vegan lentil cutlets, which taste similar to meat cutlets. You can fry simple, ordinary lentils nutritious cutlets almost tastes like meat. None special troubles, but the result will not only please you, but also feed you. 
- 150 grams of lentils;
- 1 PC. white onions;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- salt to taste;
- 2 tables. l. flour for minced cutlets and a little flour for breading;
- 1 tea. l. sweet, ground paprika;
- ½ teaspoon l. seasonings for meat;
- vegetable oil for frying cutlets.
Recipe with photos step by step:
Lentils, like all legumes, I soak in water overnight. In the morning, the lentils will absorb water and swell. It will be easier to cook. 
I boil the lentils in salted water and test them for softness after 40 minutes. If it is soft, then drain the water from it, cool it a little and start cooking the cutlets. I transfer the cooked lentils to a deeper container. 
I add chopped onion and garlic. These aromatic products will fill the cutlets with juice and piquancy. 
I use a blender to blend all the ingredients, puree the mixture, and get almost ready-made vegan minced meat for the cutlets. 
Finally I add spices. Paprika will give lentil cutlets a pleasant color, meat seasoning will add more flavor. 
I add a little flour to the minced meat to make it easier to make cutlets. 
I make round cutlets, roll them in a small layer of flour, so that during the frying process the flour is fried and the cutlets become more golden. 
First, I pour a little oil into the frying pan, heat it for 15 seconds, and then put the cutlets in to fry. 
I turn the cutlets over, bring them to a beautiful shade, until cooked, fry for 7 minutes on both sides. 
I serve it to the table to arrange a dinner for myself and for everyone. All my friends are vegetarian food lentil cutlets were rated the highest. 
Bon Appetite!
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In the unforgettable 90s, when we didn’t see money for months, but we wanted to eat, wise housewives came up with everything they could to feed their family not just satisfyingly, but also tasty. Truly masterpiece recipes were born from “nothing,” and it was especially chic to put a dish of cutlets on the table, as they say, piping hot. And it was necessary to have golden hands in order to create such cutlets from cheap cereals and vegetables that it is difficult to distinguish them from meat ones. Today, of course, there are almost no interruptions in either wages or food, but the recipes remain. And oh, how good cutlets are from the grocery store when you need to feed vegetarians or fasting people, and they are also good for your figure. Today you are offered an amazing selection - a variety of lentil cutlets, recipes for a simply and deliciously prepared dish for any side dish.
It's healthy and very tasty
Lentils look and taste a little like peas, and this is not without reason: they are a “relative” of peas. Both of them belong to the legume order. However, lentils have not yet received such widespread recognition as peas. However, in Europe too. But wise Asians have revered lentils, and since ancient times. And archaeologists discovered lentil grains during excavations on the territory of ancient Egypt, which confirms the idea of the early domestication of this plant.
What are the benefits of lentils? Well, first of all, this valuable source squirrel. It is quite capable of replacing animal protein. It is also rich in potassium and phosphorus, calcium; It contains a little iron, B vitamins and also C., and is perfectly absorbed by the body, saturating it with energy.
Why cutlets?
Lentil cutlets are a dish suitable for the daily menu. Thanks to its almost neutral taste, lentils absorb the aromas of seasonings and other ingredients. Well boiled, it holds its shape well and the cutlets do not fall apart.
Lentils can be mixed with minced meat or fish - the taste of the cutlets will not be distinguishable from classic meat ones, but they will turn out lighter, airier, melt in the mouth, and, most importantly, easily digestible by the body. Vegetables, cereals, eggs - all these ingredients go well with minced lentils.
Minced meat is easy to prepare. First of all, choose the variety of lentils. Optimally – brown or red. Lentil beans must first be soaked in water to soften the fibers or boiled, and then crushed to a puree. It is convenient to do this with a food processor or blender.
Also required for cutlets are the following ingredients:
- breading (flour or crackers, you can use bran);
- spices - salt, paprika, favorite seasonings, pepper;
- greenery;
- oil (both for frying in a frying pan and for greasing a baking sheet in the oven).
And then you can create at your own discretion. Anything that is tasty, affordable and healthy goes into minced meat! Below are the most simple recipes cutlets Let them become your “first pancake without lumps” on the way to creating culinary masterpieces!
Lenten cutlets: 2 recipes
Having tried these lean lentil cutlets at least once, recipes with photos of which you will find below, believe me, you will love them and will cook them quite often!
Lean cutlets
Fragrant lentil cutlets with mushrooms will decorate any table, including during Lent. And even a novice housewife can prepare the recipe.
Ingredients for the dish:
- lentils of suitable varieties for cooking - red or brown - a glass;
- any mushrooms (champignons, boletuses, honey mushrooms, etc.) – 250-300g;
- large onion;
- 1/3 head of garlic (a pair of cloves);
- ground breadcrumbs;
- spices - pepper and salt, you can have khmeli-suneli, etc. taste;
- for frying - in the right quantity vegetable oil.
- Before preparing lean lentil cutlets with mushrooms, the beans must be boiled until tender and then pureed.
- Then the mushrooms are fried with onions and also chopped.
- Mix lentil and mushroom-onion puree, pepper and salt, knead until smooth.
- Cutlets are formed, coated in breading and fried in oil on both sides until crispy.
Lentil cutlets with potatoes
These cutlets are very filling and go well as a side dish. light green salad Here is the list of ingredients:
- a glass of red bean lentils;
- about 400 g of potatoes;
- dill - several sprigs;
- for breading - flour or crackers;
- spices (salt, pepper, etc.);
- vegetable oil.
First, boil the lentils well. At the same time, cook the potatoes in another saucepan. It can be boiled directly in its skin - this way the tuber will not boil over and will not become saturated with water, which is undesirable in lentil cutlets.
Grind the finished lentils and potatoes (peeled) into a homogeneous puree. Salt, pepper, sprinkle a little dill and knead with your hands so that the minced meat is well mixed.
We form cutlets, carefully roll them in flour (you can use breadcrumbs, but flour “eats” less oil when frying) and fry on both sides.
Vegetarian lentil cutlets
An ideal dish for those who do not eat animal products are lentil-cereal cutlets. They have a lot of protein and fiber, they are filling and tasty. To prepare them you need:
- lentils (red or brown bean) - 1.5 cups;
- polished rice or buckwheat - a glass (you can take ½ cup of both grains);
- herbs and spices - according to taste preferences;
- breading base;
- oil for frying.
Boil the lentils well and grind into minced meat. Boil the cereal as well. If we take buckwheat, it is not necessary to boil it: you can pour boiling water over it for half an hour - it will swell on its own.
Mix the minced meat with the prepared cereal and season with salt and spices, you can chop some herbs. Roll the formed cutlets in breading and fry them. Crispy will indicate readiness crackling. You don’t have to worry about the cutlets not being cooked through: all the ingredients in them have already undergone heat treatment.
Vegan lentil cutlets with meat flavor
This dish will fit perfectly into the diet of the most ardent abstainers from “animal food”.
“Lyrical” digression, or vegetarian versus vegetarian - discord
Since we are talking about fasting and vegetarian dishes, I would like to clarify for those who may not know: what vegetarian cutlets different from vegan ones.
Vegetarians and vegans - that's it " the target audience", for which lentil cutlets are perfect. However, when cooking for a vegetarian, you can add eggs and milk to the recipe, and vegans will not tolerate even if you grease the baking sheet in a rustic way using a quill feather. Vegetarians often simply refuse meat, because according to ethical or religious (maybe other) principles they do not accept the killing of animals. But milk and eggs, for example, cheese and cottage cheese, do not require killing animals, and therefore are allowed as food. And vegans refuse everything related to animals for their benefit. Many adherents of this lifestyle do not even consume honey and gelatin, do not wear clothes made of leather and natural wool, etc. That is why vegan lentil cutlets, the recipes for which contain exclusively herbal ingredients, they prepare so strictly!
How to make vegan meat-flavored cutlets
Vegan red lentil patties are the best. And a little trick will help give them a pseudo-meaty taste and aroma: you can give exclusively vegetable cutlets a meaty flavor by adding ground meat to the minced meat. nutmeg- just a pinch!
So, to prepare such cutlets we take the following products:
- a glass of lentils;
- one root vegetable each of carrots and potatoes;
- a pair of garlic cloves;
- turmeric – teaspoon
- a pinch of nutmeg, salt and black pepper;
- for breading - a little flour;
- vegetable oil;
- a little chopped greens.
After boiling the lentils, add boiled, peeled and cut into pieces carrots and potatoes. Grind all plant components in a blender. Then season with spices and herbs.
Form cutlets and roll in flour. Fry in oil in a frying pan.
Lazy lentil cabbage rolls
Lentil cutlets, which resemble cabbage rolls in taste and aroma, are a pleasure to prepare: quick and easy.
These are the ingredients we need:
- a glass of lentils;
- rice – ½ cup;
- white cabbage – 200 g;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- onion;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- for breading - crackers;
- oil for frying cabbage rolls.
- First of all, boil the lentils and rice separately. Then grind the beans into minced meat and wash the rice to remove stickiness.
- Grate the carrots, chop the onion and fry the vegetables in oil. Add them to the lentil mince.
- Chop the cabbage very finely, rinsed it boiled rice and spices add to the lentil-carrot-onion mince and knead until smooth. From this mass we make oval cutlets and fry them in oil. Then place it briefly (about 7 minutes) in a preheated oven until it finishes cooking.
In the oven
An alternative to frying in a pan would be lentil cutlets in the oven. This cooking method is most suitable for a strict diet, when fried foods are not allowed.
The ingredients for the cutlets will be:
- lentil grains - a glass;
- rolled oats flakes raw - a glass;
- small carrot and one onion;
- a handful of breadcrumbs;
- soy sauce - 1 tablespoon;
- salt, favorite spices to your taste.
Everything is prepared simply. Boil the lentils. Then we put it and the oatmeal in a blender to grind. On fine grater prepare the carrots and chop the onion very finely. Stir the vegetables into the minced meat, add salt and season with your favorite spices.
Preheat the oven well (up to 180 degrees), form the cutlets and, transferring them to an oven tray, bake for about 15 minutes.
What to serve with lean lentil cutlets? Of course, with sauce!
The sauce will improve the taste of the cutlets and make the dish less dry. What sauces can be served? Basically, any unsweetened ones. Here are 2 recipes delicious sauces, almost universal and goes very well with lentils:
Spicy tomato. Take 200 g of tomatoes per own juice and peel them, putting them in a deep, convenient bowl. Add a tablespoon of non-fragrant vegetable oil, chopped garlic - a couple of cloves, a pinch of pepper, ground nutmeg, salt and cilantro. Grind everything with a blender, bring to a boil and after a couple of minutes remove from the stove.
Simple - with flour and vegetables . Dry the flour (2-3 tablespoons) in a dry frying pan, making sure it doesn’t burn. Cool the flour. Then pour in ½ cup of cold water and stir, breaking up any lumps. Prepare medium-sized carrots and onions for frying: peel and chop – carrots on a grater, onions with a knife. Fry in oil, adding a tablespoon of tomato paste and chopped garlic clove. Then pour in the flour “broth”, mix, add salt and pepper, bring to a boil warm water until desired thickness and let simmer for a couple of minutes.
It will become easier to cook lentil cutlets if you know a few secrets:
- Before preparing lentil cutlets, you don’t need to boil them, but keep them in a hot water at least an hour (preferably overnight). Then simply drain the water and grind.
- To make the minced meat more pliable and sticky, you can add an egg to it (if this does not violate vegetarian principles).
- Wetting your hands in cold water Before scooping up a ball of minced meat to form cutlets, it will be easier to shape it - it will not stick to your fingers.
- If you add 1:1 lentil minced meat to the minced meat, then no one will guess that the meat-vegetable cutlets are there - you can save on meat, feeding your family tasty and satisfying.
- For breading, you can use not only flour and crackers - crushed rolled oats are also excellent.
Lentil cutlets made from the most simple products, is not only economical, but also tasty and healthy. Let's eat right and become healthier and more cheerful!
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