Turmeric Lentil Fritters Tomato Bowl with Tahini Dill Sauce
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4.9
Turmeric Lentil Fritters Tomato Bowl with Tahini Dill Sauce
Description
Turmeric Lentil Fritters Tomato Bowl with Tahini Dill Sauce features spiced red lentils cooked with aromatics such as onion, garlic, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne pepper, then mixed with greens, seeds, and breadcrumbs to form soft fritters. These fritters are baked until firm and slightly crisp, providing a mild heat balanced by the earthy turmeric and fresh herbs.
The tahini dill sauce combines tahini, water, lemon juice, dried dill, and cayenne, yielding a creamy, tangy drizzle that enhances the fritters' flavor. The dish is assembled in a bowl with greens, chopped tomato, and cucumber, offering freshness and contrast to the warm, spiced fritters.
Suitable as a vegetarian meal, the recipe includes options for gluten-free substitutions using alternative breadcrumbs or flour. The combination of spices, seeds, and herbs gives a complex texture and flavor profile while maintaining a tender consistency inside the fritters. Baking instead of frying controls oil use and preserves texture.
Chilling the lentil mixture before shaping aids the formation of fritters. Toasting sesame seeds adds a nutty note. This recipe suits meal prep as leftovers can be reheated gently.
Ingredients
Seedy Lentil Fritters:
- 1 tsp neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1/2 cup onion
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 tsp cumin ground
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1/3 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/3 tsp cayenne pepper or more
- 1/2 cup red lentils masoor dal, washed and drained
- 1.5 cups water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp parsley or 1 tsp dried
- 1/2 cup spinach packed, chopped
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp flax seed meal or more chia seeds
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds toasted
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs or use flour, glutenfree breadcrumbs or flour for gf
Tahini Dill Sauce:
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp dill dried
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Bowl
- greens or lettuce
- tomato chopped
- cucumber chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook until translucent. 4 to 5 mins. Stir occasionally.
- Add all the spices and drained lentils. mix and cook for a minute.
- Add salt and water and cook for 11 minutes partially covered. Uncover, fold in spinach and parlsey and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the lentils are cooked and all the liquid is absorbed. The mixture will be soft. Taste and adjust salt and heat.
- Add chia seeds, flax seeds sesame or hemp seeds and mix in. Chill the lentil mixture for half an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 425 deg F / 220ºc. Mix in 1/4 cup breadcrumbs in the lentil mixture. If it is too sticky, add some flour. The mixture will be soft but should get easily shaped into soft balls without too much sticking or squishing.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop the lentil mixture onto parchment lined baking sheet. Spray oil on the balls. I usually sprinkle some sesame seeds on the fritters. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Blend everything under tahini sauce. Taste and adjust salt and tang (lemon). For a garlicky dressing mix in 1/4 tsp garlic powder.
- Assemble the bowl with greens, juicy tomatoes or cucumbers, and as many Lentil fritters as you like. Drizzle dressing generously.
Notes
- Use gluten-free breadcrumbs or coarsely ground oats to make the fritters gluten-free.
- Chill the lentil mixture before shaping to help form fritters more easily.
- Toast sesame seeds before adding for extra nutty flavor.
- Reheat leftovers gently to preserve texture and flavor.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 344 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 344kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 616mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 863mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 15g | 60% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1865IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 29.1mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 147mg | 15% |
| Iron | 5.4mg | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.9
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