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A large family of pulses with many varieties, sizes and colours. Lentils do not need soaking before cooking. Some will hold their shape well when cooked; others will collapse once cooked ...

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Welcome to the club. Browning the butter. (Photo by Rey Lopez for The Washington Post) Total time: 30 mins Quick-cooking red lentils are enriched with brown butter and seasoned with warm spices in ...

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Welcome to the club. Quick-cooking red lentils are enriched with brown butter and seasoned with warm spices in this variation of masoor dal. Inspired by the late chef Floyd Cardoz’s layering of ...

Tiny split red lentils disintegrate into a thick, dry, yellowish purée when cooked. Use them for soups and spicy Indian dhals.