How to Cook Generic Lentils in an IP for a Creamy Texture Instead of Grainy

[ariadesser]

@mkher ok...if they are green or brown lentils they are thicker, "meatier" then red or yellow. So they will take longer to cook.
If you soak them in cool water after rinsing, for 15 minutes or so until a bit wrinkly then they will cook faster.

 

[abidemi]

@ariadesser there are also black lentils.

 

[ariadesser]

@abidemi yes..forgot about those..they are yummy

 

[telsa]

Do you have an Indian stores close by??? There are at least a dozen types of lentils-some cook fast(red), and some take forever ( Chana-big yellow).

 

[mkher]

@telsa No Indian stores within several hundred miles.

 

[sonali]

@mkher there’s a bunch in Mobile and a bunch in Pensacola and at least three international grocery stores in your town. I’d be happy to direct you to those places if you direct message me.

 

[telsa]

@mkher ohhh

 

[oxfordmoveman]

@mkher I order big bags of red lentils from Amazon.

 

[air%C5%8D]

Thanks for asking!!!! Mine are always grainy as well.

 

[aquariusprime]

If your lentils are old they won't properly soften, try to find some in a store with a higher turnover of them.

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[mkher]

@aquariusprime Not much of a market for them here, so little turnover. I think the ones I have found here must be old, as they are grayish in color.

 

[aquariusprime]

@mkher https://www.sunorganicfarm.com/

 

[aquariusprime]

I usually get the French green ones.

 

[ashleylane8]

I like these the best as well! I soak my lentils for 2 hours as well.

 

[fantastical]

I cook a few different kinds of lentils all the time. You should wash and soak them overnight then cook in the IP. Once the IP is done it’s thing, if you want more creamy, you must sauté them so the water evaporates more and maybe even crush them with your spatula.

 

[faithly]

Cook longer.

 

[doesitpink]

I enjoyed the small greenish ones, they hold their shape more. The red ones are mushier.

 

[amol]

You need beans if you want to make baked beans etc.
Pinto, navy, Lima etc, the bigger ones.

 

[amol]

They turn out lovely and creamy.

 

[maredaydivine]

If you get mixed types, just pressue cook and then use immersion stick blender.
Indian store has all kinds.
You can learn the names.