Savoury Lentil Pancakes

Filled with nutritional benefits, savoury lentil pancakes are a great healthy breakfast to start the day. Red lentils are an excellent source of iron, protein and fibre. They’re egg-free, making them a great pancake alternative for those with egg allergies…oh, and they’re delicious too!

How to make savory lentil pancakes

Making lentil pancakes is easier than you’d think. The process consists of preparing your lentils (by washing them, and then soaking them in boiling water to soften them), blending your ingredients, mixing the blended paste with rice flour to create a pancake batter, and then frying your pureed lentil-rice flour batter. Pretty easy stuff, bestie.

Check out my Savoury Lentil Pancakes recipe video on YouTube!

Tips

While there isn’t anything too complicated about this recipe, here are a few things to keep in mind to make sure you get the best results!

• This recipe has been created using uncooked red split lentils, so the times and the amounts have been developed with this in mind. Swapping red lentils out for other kinds of lentils may not work.
• Do not skip the soaking the lentils. If you do this, your blender will HATE you. And your taste buds won’t be too fond of your either.
• For an easy flavour variation, simply change up the herbs and spices used.

What to eat with lentil pancakes

In the photos and recipe video, I’ve kept it super simple by serving these savoury lentil pancakes with a bit of tomato sauce. But you can totally get more creative!

• Instead of tomato sauce, try something from the east or the Arab world – a chutney dip, hummus, or tahini would all work wonderfully. (I’m actually kicking myself for not using a little mango chutney the last time I made these. That sweet and savoury combo would have been heavenly.) I’d recommend giving it a shot alongside some Lebanese toum. If you want to keep it super simple, opt for a spoonful of Greek yoghurt.
• A fried egg goes well on top of basically anything. (Except maybe a banana. And I use this very strange and specific example because it was a recipe sent to me in my day-job’s newsletter. I honestly thought it was a joke. But it wasn’t! A colleague submitted the recipe: it was literally a fried egg with mashed banana and maple syrup. Just, no.)
• Avocados. You can Millennial toast this recipe to the moon. (The lentil pancakes would act as a flavourful toast base.)

Storage instructions

This recipe is best served fresh while still warm. You can refrigerate these lentil pancakes in an airtight container for up to three days. You can freeze them, but the texture won’t be as nice once it thaws. If frozen, they will stay in an airtight container for up to two months. You thaw/warm them over a low heat in a pan.

More pancake recipes

• Healthy Sweet Potato Pancakes
• Lemon-Raspberry Dutch Baby
• Fluffy, Fluffy Pancakes
• Fluffy Japanese Souffle Pancakes

Helpful tools

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📖 Recipe

Savoury Lentil Pancakes

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• Author: Riz | Chocolates & Chai
• Total Time: 50 minutes
• Yield: 6 lentil pancakes 1x
• Diet: Vegan

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Filled with nutritional benefits, savoury lentil pancakes are a great healthy breakfast to start the day. They’re egg-free, making them a perfect pancake alternative for those with egg allergies…oh, and they’re delicious too!

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Ingredients

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• 1 cup red lentils
• 6 cups water
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 onion, chopped roughly
• Salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 3 tablespoons rice flour
• ¼ cup cilantro
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

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Instructions

1. Wash and rinse lentils under running water until the water is not cloudy anymore.
2. Soak lentils in boiling water for 30 minutes. This will make the lentils tender which, in turn, makes it easier to blend them.
3. Drain the soaked lentils, and add them to the blender. Add chopped onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, cumin, and cilantro (set aside a few cilantro leaves for later). Pulse until a smooth paste is formed. (This is your lentil pancake batter!)
4. Transfer the puree to a mixing bowl. Add rice flour and the remaining cilantro. Mix well.
5. Spread butter on a flat pan over a medium-high heat. Add 2-3 tablespoons of pancake batter to the pan and using the back of the spoon shape it into a round pancake shape.
6. Reduce the heat to medium and cook on each side for 3-4 minutes or until golden and crispy. Enjoy!

Notes

• When you’re washing your lentils, make sure to be thorough by scooping up handfuls of lentils and scrubbing them in your palm to clean.
• A little hack to get even pancakes is to use a ¼ cup scoop to spoon your pancake batter into the pan. That way your pancakes will mostly be around the same size.

• Prep Time: 35 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: Indian

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