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🍽️ Crispy Lentil Balls with Creamy Peanut Sauce

516 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g red lentils
• 200 ml vegetable broth
• 1 egg
• 1 spring onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 0.5 bunch parsley (chopped)
• 0.5 bunch cilantro (chopped)
• breadcrumbs (as needed)
• cumin (ground)
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• oil (for frying)
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• 3 tbsp peanut butter (with pieces)
• 200 ml coconut milk
• cayenne pepper
• soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1. Bring the broth to a boil in a pot.
2. 2. Stir the lentils into the boiling broth.
3. 3. Cover the pot.
4. 4. Cook the lentils for about 15 minutes until they are soft.
5. 5. Make sure the lentils have absorbed all the liquid.
6. 6. Remove the pot from the heat.
7. 7. Let the lentils cool down until they are lukewarm.
8. 8. Wash the spring onions under running water.
9. 9. Remove the dry ends of the spring onions.
10. 10. Finely chop the spring onions.
11. 11. Peel the garlic.
12. 12. Finely chop the garlic.
13. 13. Add the cooled lentils to a blender.
14. 14. Add the chopped spring onions to the blender.
15. 15. Add the chopped garlic to the blender.
16. 16. Add the herbs to the blender.
17. 17. Add the egg to the blender.
18. 18. Blend the mixture until it is smooth and fine.
19. 19. Add the breadcrumbs to the lentil mixture.
20. 20. Stir in the breadcrumbs until you have a mixture that is easy to shape.
21. 21. Season the mixture with cumin.
22. 22. Season the mixture with salt.
23. 23. Season the mixture with cayenne pepper.
24. 24. Form small balls from the mixture.
25. 25. Heat oil in a pan or pot.
26. 26. Fry the lentil balls in batches in the hot oil.
27. 27. Fry the balls for about 1 to 2 minutes each.
28. 28. Remove the balls from the oil once they are golden brown.
29. 29. Peel the garlic for the sauce.
30. 30. Finely chop the garlic for the sauce.
31. 31. Put the garlic in a pan with hot oil.
32. 32. Let the garlic sweat briefly until it is fragrant.
33. 33. Stir the peanut butter into the pan.
34. 34. Let the peanut butter sweat briefly with the garlic.
35. 35. Deglaze the pan with coconut milk.
36. 36. Bring the sauce to a boil.
37. 37. Continue to cook the sauce until it reaches the desired thickness.
38. 38. Season the sauce with cayenne pepper.
39. 39. Season the sauce with soy sauce.
40. 40. Pour the finished sauce into a gravy boat.
41. 41. Let the fried balls drain on kitchen paper.
42. 42. Pat off any excess oil from the balls.
43. 43. Serve the lentil balls together with the peanut sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 516
• Protein: 22 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 37 g