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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Rinse and drain the lentils. Chop the onion and the garlic. | 2. In a dry skillet, toast the pine nuts for 2-3 minutes or until browned. | 3. Put the lentils in a large saucepan, cover with the water, and add the salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Drain. | 4. Whisk the egg, tomato juice, and tomato paste in a mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup breadcrumbs and the drained lentils and mix well. | 5. Heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onions and garlic and saute for 3 minutes, until onion is soft. Add the coriander and cumin and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the onion mixture to the lentil mixture and stir well. | 6. Puree 1/2 cup of the toasted pine nuts and 1 cup of the lentil mixture in a food processor until smooth. Scrape the puree back into the remaining lentil mixture and add the remaining pine nuts and the black pepper. Mix well and season with salt if necessary. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes. | 7. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. | 8. Put the remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Form spoonfuls of the lentil mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls and roll in the breadcrumbs. Arrange the balls on the prepared cookie sheet. Spray the tops with cooking spray. | 9. Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes, until cooked through. Serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lentil	2	cups		163.24	34.0956	13.7984	0.847
water	1	quart		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
tomato juice	2	tablespoons		5.1638	1.0722	0.2582	0.0881
tomato paste	1	tablespoon		13.12	3.0256	0.6912	0.0752
breadcrumb	1	cup		-	-	-	-
pine nut	3/4	cup		681.4125	13.2435	13.8611	69.2246
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1			64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	2			-	-	-	-
coriander	2	teaspoons	ground	10.728	1.9796	0.4453	0.6397
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
cooking spray				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.