Same for me I got fat in Turkey

Edited (7/14/2009) by ReyhanL [add]

 BTW....welcome back Deli Kizen!

FWIW...there are actually quite a few different varieties of lentils.  I cook the brown ones about once a week.  I don´t have any electric food processors (hate the noise) , so I use a food mill instead to pure the lentils to a creamy texture.

Thanks!

Yeah I knew about the brown ones but I didnt really see them in Turkey much? The other ones I didnt know

Im using an immersion blender and when you stick them to the bottom of the pan they dont really make that much of a noise..

One of the advantages to the use of a food mill is you catch little pebbles that may be mixed in with the lentils., seeing as everything goes through the holes.  I ruined a tooth eating brown rice and lentils in a health food restraunt years ago.  There was a tiny stone in the mix....ewww...$2,000 and a lot of pain later I´m very careful now.

 i use a strainer...doesnt get as soft as it has to be but the taste is great 

I always check my lentils (and rice and bulgur for that matter) on pebbles or other dirt before I put them in the pan. But Ý guess when youre using more than 2 cups it gets a bit difficult doing it ´by hand´

 Well sometimes I take out a few cups of boiled lentils before I put the blender on it, and once its all smooth and well I put the ´whole lentils´ back in the soup, to give it some more bite. Depends on what i feel like.

 They are very easy to miss, particularly when they are the same color and tiny. Many times the ones who pack things get paid by weight....so adding a few stones makes things weigh more.  I have not noticed this problem as much in the last 10 years though....but from past experience I am wary.  All it takes is one tiny stone to ruin a tooth.

 I can only imagine the trauma. I have luckily never come across stones yet though. (let me knock the wood )

For those who like to experiment with green lentils : Muceddere

http://www.completerecipes.com/Muceddere-Moo-Jeh-Deh-Reh.html?back_url=%2Fcategory%2FAsi

Note: though not mentioned in the recipe, I like it with a sprinkle of cummin powder on the top.

Sounds absolutely delicious! Will definitely try as soon as I have time!