Meatballs taste like meat according to the recipe of the Armenian hostess

Have you had a bag of lentils lying around in your kitchen closet? It is time to find a worthy use for it. If you still do not know how to make red lentils tasty, quickly write down our simple recipe!

How to prepare red lentils has not yet become a regular in the kitchens of the post-Soviet space. And it was useless, because it was prepared in Ancient Rome and Egypt. It was so popular at the time that even bread was baked from it. The benefits of red lentils are not only in a large number of nutrients such as fatty acids, protein and fiber. In addition to all this, it also prepares very quickly and simply.



Red lentil meatballs Ingredients

• 1 tbsp red lentils
• 1.5 tbsp bulgur
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 bulbs
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic
• salt and pepper
• 1 bundle of lettuce
• cilantro, dill, parsley to taste
• 1 lemon
• pepper
• chili
• zire

Preparation

1. First of all, pour lentils into a pan and pour 3.5 tbsp of boiling water there. Make it soft.
   
   
   
   
2. Onions must be cleaned and cut in small cubes. Heat the frying pan with olive oil and roast the onions until golden.
   
   
   
   
3. While the onions are cooked, grind the greens and garlic. By the way, this recipe is shared by a wonderful fictionalist Anna. You can find a link to the cooking process video at the end of this article.
   
   
   
   
4. When the onion is well fried, you will need to add to it tomato paste, as well as salt and black pepper. Red pepper and chili peppers should be added very carefully so that the dish does not turn out to be too spicy. Now you can add a little cues for spiciness. At the very end, you need to pour garlic into the onion mixture and add some water.
   
   
   
   
5. Add the washed bulgur to the lentils. After 10 minutes, remove the pan from the fire and add to the cereals sauce and greens. Stir everything thoroughly.
   
   
   
   
6. Chop the salad big and put it on the plate. Put some lemon slices in there. From the lentil mixture, sculpt balls and carefully arrange them among the greens and lemon lobules.
   
   
   
   

An example of a really beautiful presentation you can see here. Inspired by a charming girl and her wonderful recipe!