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Green Lentil Rissoles

Course: main dish
Article Author: FoodEnquirer.com
Preparation time: 00h:50min
Servings: 4-6
Calories: 370

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Main Ingredient:

Green Lentils

Ingredients:

8 oz Green lentils

1 pt Hot water

2 oz Margarine

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 Carrot, chopped

1 Green bell pepper, diced

2 Garlic cloves, crushed

1/4 ts Cayenne

1/2 ts Coriander

1/2 ts Cumin

1/2 ts Curry powder

2 ts Tomato paste

Salt and pepper

1 tb Parsley

2 oz Oats

2 oz Breadcrumbs

Yogurt sauce

Oil for frying

1/2 pt Yogurt

2 tb Parsley

1 tb Chives

1 Garlic clove, crushed

1/4 ts Cumin

Cooking Instructions:

Lemon juice Salt & pepper to taste Put lentils & hot water into a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Heat margarine in a skillet, add onion & cook for 2 minutes. Add carrot & pepper & cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add spices, paste, salt & pepper. Mix together well.Then stir in lentils & let cool. Mix in parsley. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions & shape into rounds. Coat them in combined breadcrumbs & oats (oats may have to be blended to resemble fine breadcrumbs). Shallow fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Drain well. For the yogurt sauce, combine all the ingredients & chill till ready to serve. You do not need to roll the rissoles in egg, though the recipe calls for it.

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