Dishes made with lentil
19 dishes from around the world that list lentil as a main ingredient.
Pasta
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreUnleavened dough shaped and cooked, a staple of Italian cuisine
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Samosa
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreFried or baked pastry with a spiced filling, shaped into triangles or cones
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
HilbetVeganሕልበት
🇪🇷 Eritrea and 1 moreCreamy vegan dip of fava beans, lentils and spices from Eritrea and Ethiopia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MahaprasadVegetarianମହାପ୍ରସାଦ
🇮🇳 IndiaSanctified vegetarian food served at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PapadamVegan
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreThin, crisp flatbread made from lentil or other flours, served as a snack or side
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
DalVeganदाल
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreSoupy dish made from split lentils, peas or beans, a staple across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lentil soupVegan
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreA hearty soup made from lentils, often with vegetables and spices
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Hariraالحريرة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 3 moreNorth African soup of tomato, legumes, herbs and spices, often served during Ramadan
Soup, Dinner, Supper
SambarVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA South Indian lentil and vegetable stew soured with tamarind
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
KhichdiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreRice and lentils cooked together, often with vegetables and spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
KosharyVeganكشرى
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 moreA mix of rice, pasta, lentils and sauce topped with fried onions, from Egypt
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RasamVeganரசம்
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced, tangy South Indian soup served hot with rice
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Masala dosaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian rice-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
HaleemMeat
🇮🇳 India and 7 moreA slow-cooked stew of wheat, lentils, meat and spices
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
MujaddaraVeganمجدّرة
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLentils and rice cooked together and topped with fried onions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dal bhatVegetarian
🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreLentil soup served with plain rice, a staple meal across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pongal
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRice cooked in milk, central to the Tamil harvest festival
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Ash Reshtehآش رشته
🇮🇷 IranThick Iranian soup with noodles, beans, herbs and a tangy dairy topping
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
RfissaMeatرفيسة
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan chicken and lentils served over torn flatbread with spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Koshary: Dina Said, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khichdi: Dkgohil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Papadam: Windell H. Oskay, CC BY 2.5, source
- Rfissa: Mokhtaroo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mahaprasad: Government of Odisha, CC BY 4.0, source
- Samosa: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sambar: Jayashree Govindarajan, CC BY 2.0, source
- Harira: وهراني, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pasta: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Masala dosa: Mike Linksvayer, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rasam: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Haleem: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Hilbet: Eualt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dal bhat: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dal: Bhaskaranaidu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pongal: Jennifer Kumar, Public domain, source
- Lentil soup: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY 4.0, source
- Mujaddara: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ash Reshteh: AilinParsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source