Legumes · Dried
Red lentils
Also called split red lentils, masoor dal, masoor daal, kırmızı mercimek
Split, skinned red lentils (masoor dal); cook in 15 to 20 minutes and collapse into a golden purée, the base of everyday dal, Turkish lentil soup and thick stews.
- A kind of Lentils
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapMoong dal
Milder and yellower; cooks just as fast.
- T2 · GoodToor dal
Longer cooking and nuttier.
- T2 · GoodWhole masoor
Whole with skins: longer cooking, browner, holds its shape.
- T2 · GoodYellow split peas
Takes much longer to break down; sweeter.
- T3 · In a pinchGreen lentils
Earthier and holds its shape; won't melt into a soup or dal.
Cook with Red lentils
