+17 Indian Lentil Recipes

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.

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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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🍲 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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🌾 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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🍛 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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🥥 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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🌯 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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🧄 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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🍮 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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🌿 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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🥭 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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🧅 Goan Masoor Dal Lentil Curry

Masoor Dal Recipe

Aromatic and authentic Masoor Dal. This is a Goan 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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🥒 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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🥙 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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🌶 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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🥘 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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🍠 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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