# Tortitas de lentejas

A quick and easy lentil pancake recipe with few ingredients.

- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 taza lentejas
- agua
- 1 cdta aceite
- 2 dientes de ajo
- 0.25 cebolla
- 0.25 pimiento rojo
- 0.25 manojo cilantro
- 1 taza avena en polvo
- 1 cdta sal

## Instructions

1. Place lentils in water.
2. Add enough water to cover.
3. Let stand for one hour.
4. Put in a pot with boiling water.
5. Add a bay leaf and let cook.
6. Take out and drain the lentils.
7. Add a teaspoon of oil to a pan.
8. Add 2 minced cloves of garlic, 1/4 of an onion, and 1/4 of red bell pepper to the pan.
9. Cook until soft.
10. Add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper to the lentils.
11. Add 1/4 bunch of cilantro.
12. Add 1 cup of powdered oats little by little.
13. Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
14. Mix everything together.
15. Moisten hands and make small pancakes.
16. Fry the pancakes in hot oil.
17. Serve with your favorite sauce.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spoon
- pot
- pan

## Tips

- Soak the lentils in water for one hour before cooking.
- Cook the onion, garlic, and red pepper until soft before adding the lentils.
- You can bake them in the oven at 175 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5vYEf7Mjb8&ab_channel=RecetasyM%C3%A1sTV
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c04b5c45-5f9d-4b8d-a420-3a152e9a275e
- Extracted: 2025-03-25

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