yellow lentils (about 200 grams) • large onion • carrot • Celery and leek • small potato • small zucchini • garlic cloves • flat-leaf parsley • Salt and pepper to taste • ground cumin • Lemon juice to taste • butter •
red split lentils (about 400 grams) • large onion • little butter, oil, or ghee for sautéing the onion • rice (about 45 grams) • oats (about 15 grams) • carrots • black pepper • Cumin • Ground red pepper • Salt • water (about 1 liter) • bouillon cube
cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • garlic • Toasted or fried pita bread, as desired • clarified butter or ghee • small handful of almonds, pine nuts, or cashews, whichever you have available • dried mint • Salt
Chickpeas • plain yogurt (about 360 ml) • tahini • Toasted or fried pita bread • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cumin • mixed nuts such as cashews, blanched almonds, or pine nuts (use what you have) • butter or olive oil • Optional: ground beef
Swiss chard • lentils (about 1 2/3 lbs small black lentils (750 grams) + 9 oz split lentils (250 grams)); I like to use extra lentils, but you can adjust to your taste • large onions • freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 475 ml) • Enough water to cover the ingredients • Salt • Oil
small red lentils (about 400 grams; you can use large red lentils if needed) • zucchini (about 500 grams) • broccoli (about 500 grams) • ground cumin • medium onions • garlic • dried mint • lemon juice (about 240 ml) • all-purpose flour • water (120 ml) to dissolve the flour • Enough water to cover the ingredients, plus a little extra • Salt •