Originally Posted by
JLahr
Don't put in salt before the lentils are done cooking- just something I've always been told.
True that- same thing with any beans- salting the cooking water makes the outer covering tough. Best to salt after cooking.
BTW, here's another thing you can do with lentils- tagine!!!
Follow JLahr's recipe, but fry the cumin in oil before adding the garlic and onion. Also add a cinnamon stick (yea, that's right, cinnamon), paprika, turmeric, and ginger. Saute everything together, then add the lentils and water. When the lentils are about halfway done, add about a cup or prunes (now known as dried plums) and/or dried apricots. Serve on couscous.
You can also just dump everything at once into a crockpot and let it go for 5-6 hours.