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+17 Indian Lentil Recipes

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This is a collection of + 17 Indian Lentil Recipes, which I have put together because we need healthier and nutritious food dishes in our life.

And the best way to achieve that is with flavorful and spiced Indian Lentil dishes.

So if you are looking for more inspiration, read on!

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💡 Why you should try Indian Lentil Dishes!

For a very long time I didn't have a clue that there were that many ways to add lentils to my daily diet!

Lentils are nutritious and packed with vitamins, minerals, and most excitingly, proteins.

I, personally, enjoy lentil dishes if they are tasteful and with that, I mean a lentil dish needs to be spiced or a mixture of herbs needs to be added during the cooking process.

Do you feel the same way?

Years ago I had no clue that I would fall in love with Indian lentil recipes the way I did when I got to taste different dishes.

Lentils are so versatile, you can turn them into soups, curries, appetizers, and even sweets!

That of course is good news for us because it gets easy to just add lentils to our daily diet if we have more lentil preparation options and recipe ideas.

So while I could see that people were magically creating wonderful lentil dishes, I was still confused about the dish names and the different Indian lentil dishes.

At the same time I am picky.

I don't like these very rural Indian lentil dishes. I prefer the Westernized/fusion/balti variations.

The Indian lentil recipes made for goris (white foreigners) if you know what I mean.

So yes, my favorite Indian lentil recipes need to be flavorful, exciting and pleasing to the eye.

Over the years I extended my knowledge and in the past days I got around to collect the best Indian lentil recipes from my fellow food blogger friends.

You can discover all this and more in the delicious Indian lentil recipes below.

They are in no particular order.

To get to the full printable recipe just click on the dish title or on the picture.

🧈 Butter Lentil Curry aka Dal Makhani

Dal Makhani Recipe
Make this Dal makhani with whole urad dal/mungo beans/black lentils or with split black lentil.
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Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani Recipe - How to make Dal Makhani Curry + Video - Spiced Indian Butter Urad Dal Black Lentil Gravy www.MasalaHerb.com

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🍲 Indian Lentil Soup

Easy Indian Lentil Soup Recipe
Flavorful not hot spicy Indian lentil soup with split red masoor dal lentils, a couple of spices and other healthy ingredients. This soup is great all year round but of course most suitable when the days get shorter and cooler. See notes for ingredient advice.
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Easy Indian Lentil Soup Recipe [Vegan]
Easy Ginger Coconut Detox Lentil Soup Recipe [Vegan]

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🌾 Instant Multigrain Pesto Dosa

Instant Multigrain Pesto Dosa (Savory Indian Crepes)
Instant Multigrain Pesto Dosa (Savory Indian Crepes) vegan and gluten-free dosa (crepes) make a healthy, delicious and quick breakfast or meal recipe.
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Instant Multigrain Pesto Dosa (Savory Indian Crepes)
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] Instant Multigrain Pesto Dosa (Savory Indian Crepes)

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🍛 Garlic Scape Dal Curry

Garlic Scape Dal (Lentil Curry)
Serve up this delicious + fragrant Garlic Scape Dal (Lentil Curry) with rice, roti or naan for a quick weeknight meal! VEGAN / Gluten-Free!
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Garlic Scape Dal (Lentil Curry)
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] GARLIC SCAPE DAL (LENTIL CURRY)

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🥥 Ginger Coconut Lentil Soup

Easy Ginger Coconut Detox Lentil Soup Recipe
Wholesome and nutritious detox lentil soup with ginger coconut lime juice and curry paste. Stuffed with flavors and suitable for most diets, this soup will positively surprise you with each soup spoon full of all the soup goodness.
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Easy Ginger Coconut Detox Lentil Soup Recipe [Vegan]
Easy Ginger Coconut Detox Lentil Soup Recipe [Vegan]

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🌯 Baked Masala Vada

Baked Masala Vada (Chickpea fritters)
The next time it rains, make a batch of this BAKED Masala Vada. It’s just as crispy as the deep-fried version! Vegan. Gluten free. Yumm.
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Baked Masala Vada (Chickpea fritters)
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] BAKED MASALA VADA (CHICKPEA FRITTERS)

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🧄 Currried Black Lentil (Urad) Soup

Curried Black Lentil (Urad) Soup
Black lentils, curry leaves, black mustard seeds, onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, lemon juice, and spices brings this delicious, hearty, flavorful Curried Black Lentil Soup!
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Curried Black Lentil (Urad) Soup
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] CURRIED BLACK LENTIL (URAD) SOUP

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🍮 Red Lentils Pudding - Halwa

Masoor daal halwa - Red Lentils Pudding
Celebrate Indian festivals with this rich, divine and toothsome Masoor Daal Halwa, which is prepared with Massor Daal - red lentils, ghee and sugar and its taste enhanced with aromatic spices such as cardamom! More
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Masoor daal halwa - Red Lentils Pudding
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] Red Lentils Pudding

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🌿 Mixed Lentils and Dill

Mixed Lentils and Suva Bhaji Dal
Relish this delicious and nutritious Mixed Lentils and Suva Bhaji Dal with steamed rice or hot phulka roti and experience its outstanding taste! This dal is packed with so many depths of flavor and is wonderful.
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Mixed Lentils and Suva Bhaji Dal
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] Mixed Lentils and Dill

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🥭 Mango Dal

Mango Dal
Protein packed comfort food—lentils with sweet and juicy mangoes! This meal is a hit with both kids and adults, and perfect for fall!
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Mango Dal
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] MANGO DAL

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🧅 Goan Masoor Dal Lentil Curry

Masoor Dal Recipe
Aromatic and authentic Masoor Dal. This is a Goan recipe.
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Masoor Dal Recipe - Goan Red Lentil Dal Curry
Goan Dal lentil curry www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe

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🥣 Lentil Dip Appetizer

Lentil Dip
This flavorful Red Lentil Dip is a wonderful appetizer version of Indian Dal dishes. Great for dipping flat bread triangles or veggie sticks.
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Lentil Dip
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] LENTIL DIP – CURRIED TOMATO DAL APPETIZER

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🥒 Zucchini Turmeric Red Lentil Stew

Zucchini Turmeric Red Lentil Stew
This zucchini turmeric red lentil stew is perfect for the cold, but the bright vibrant colors are a reminder that warmer days are just around the corner.
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Zucchini Turmeric Red Lentil Stew
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] Zucchini Turmeric Red Lentil Stew

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🥙 Baked Olive Lentil Fritters aka Dal Vada

Baked Olive Lentil Fritters aka “Dal Vada”
Baked Olive Lentil Fritters aka “Dal Vada” made with lentils and California Black Ripe Olives. A Recipe Redux Sponsored Contest.
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Baked Olive Lentil Fritters aka “Dal Vada”
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] Baked Olive Lentil Fritters aka “Dal Vada”

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🌶 South Indian Sambar Recipe

South Indian Sambar Recipe
South Indian Sambar, all vegan with your choice of vegetables or lentils. Great for weight-loss, the stew/curry is low in calories.
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spiced sambar dinner meal
south Indian curry

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🥘 Indian Fusion Black Truffle Dal

Indian-fusion Black Truffle Dal
Transform the quintessential Indian comfort food, Rice and Dal into a gourmet indulgence with Black Truffle slices - Black Truffle Dal!
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Indian-fusion Black Truffle Dal
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] INDIAN-FUSION BLACK TRUFFLE DAL

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🍠 Sweet Potato and Lentil Kebab

Sweet Potato Lentil Kebabs - Sweet Potato Cakes
Sweet Potato - Lentil Kebabs: a healthy kebab recipe using a mix of lentils, sweet potatoes, and spices. Serve as is or with toasted flatbread or plain crackers along with dip or sauce of choice.
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Sweet Potato Lentil Kebabs - Sweet Potato Cakes
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes - Collection of Easy Dal Dishes [Healthy] Sweet Potato and Lentil Kebabs
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  1. Anjali @ Vegetarian Gastronomy says

    great roundup! thanks for sharing my recipe!

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  2. Jenn Peas and Crayons says

    Stunning and so tasty! Can't wait to try them all!

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  3. Cia Black says

    Lentils is something that I rarely cook with but have been wanting try out for budgeting reasons. I've been told its really well priced for the amount you can get. This page will come in very handy for trying out ways to make it since I'm unfamiliar with cooking it.

    Reply

  4. Alexandria Vassallo says

    I do not have a lot of experience cooking lentils. Actually.. I have never cooked them!! My two girls love soup, I am wondering if they would enjoy this recipe?

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  5. Sina K says

    I've only ever made a European style Lentil soup from lentils! I didn't know what else to use them for, or that there were so many uses for them! I may have to give a few of these a try to mix up my meal plan.

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  6. Lisa Rios says

    WOW. These look so good I practically want to eat my computer screen. I LOVE lentils... these all look spectacular.

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  7. Natalie says

    I'll admit I've only ever made a few lentil recipes in my life. These look and sound absolutely delicious, though! I'll have to check them out for sure! Such a great source of plant-based protein.

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  8. Brad Graber says

    Looks delicious. Love love love lentils. is there anyway to modulate the heat on some of the dishes so that they are not too spicy?

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    • Helene Dsouza says

      Brad, most Indian lentil recipes in this collection are, I believe, not that spicy so you should be fine. I personally don't eat too spicy either, so I understand your concern. Generally speaking you can always reduce the heat in any dish by omitting or reducing the amount of chili added.

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  9. hal says

    i'm embarrassed to say i've really only had lentil soup but all these other recipes look great too!

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    • Helene Dsouza says

      Oh don't worry I felt the same way at some point in the past. Nothing to be embarrassed about. A new year comes with new taste trials. 🙂

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  10. Marta Rivera says

    Oh, you've certainly given me a craving for lentils now! All of these look divine!

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  11. Molly Kumar says

    Wow, everything looks so delicious and being a huge lentil fan, I'm going to try these recipes soon.

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