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Ash Reshteh
A hearty Persian soup filled with noodles, beans, and herbs.
⏱ 120 min🔥 300 kcalMedium
★4.8(5,600)
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Persian Lentils Recipes
10 recipes using lentils — Ghormeh sabzi, kebabs, rice — Iran's 2,500-year culinary tradition.
These 10 persian lentils recipes are ready in about 101 minutes on average, with 280–460 kcal per serving, and 10% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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101 min
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377 kcal
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How Persian cuisine cooks with lentils
Persian cooking is elegant and aromatic — jewelled rices, herb-packed stews and a signature balance of sour, sweet and floral notes. When Persian cooks work with lentils, they reach for saffron, dried lime, turmeric, mint, barberries and rosewater, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, frying, boiling and caramelising.
Quick-cooking pulses that bring earthy heartiness and plant protein to soups, dals, stews and salads. In this collection it's most often cooked with onions, dried mint, reshteh noodles, kashk, fresh coriander and turmeric. The dishes here span persian classics ready in as little as 45 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Ash Reshteh (Persian Noodle, Bean and Herb Soup) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 510 ratings.
10 Persian Lentils Recipes
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Ash Reshteh
A thick Persian noodle soup with beans, herbs, and kashk (whey) — the ultimate Iranian comfort food.
⏱ 90 min🔥 360 kcalMedium
★4.7(900)
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Ash Reshteh (Persian Herb & Noodle Soup)
A thick, hearty Persian soup of noodles, legumes and fresh herbs, topped with kashk, caramelised onion and mint oil.
⏱ 120 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,230)
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Ash Reshteh
Persian noodle soup with legumes, spinach, kashk and crispy fried onions — eaten for Nowruz and good fortune.
⏱ 120 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.8(512)
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Ash Reshteh (Persian Noodle, Bean and Herb Soup)
A thick Persian soup of beans, lentils, fresh herbs and chewy reshteh noodles, finished with caramelized onions, mint oil and a swirl of tangy kashk — the iconic dish of Nowruz.
⏱ 180 min🔥 460 kcalMedium
★4.9(510)
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Ash-e Reshteh (Persian Herb and Noodle Soup with Kashk)
Ash-e reshteh is Iran's beloved thick noodle soup loaded with legumes, spinach, and fresh herbs, finished with caramelised onion, turmeric, and sour kashk — served on Nowruz and at times of prayer.
⏱ 120 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,020)
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Ash-e Reshteh (Persian Herb and Noodle Soup)
A thick Persian soup of noodles, beans and abundant fresh herbs, topped with crispy fried onions and a swirl of kashk.
⏱ 85 min🔥 320 kcalMedium
★4.6(34)
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Persian Herbed Rice Salad (Salad-e Adas va Sabzi)
Cooked rice and lentils tossed with abundant fresh herbs and a lemon-olive oil dressing, a light Persian-inspired grain salad.
⏱ 45 min🔥 280 kcalEasy
★4.2(16)
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Persian Herbed Rice Bowl with Roasted Onions and Lentils (Adas Polo)
Saffron rice layered with lentils, dates and deeply roasted onions, inspired by Persian adas polo.
⏱ 65 min🔥 440 kcalMedium
★4.5(36)
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Persian Lentil and Rice Bowl with Dried Lime and Tahini
Warm-spiced lentils and rice brightened with tart dried lime and a tahini drizzle.
⏱ 60 min🔥 390 kcalHard
★4.4(29)
Choosing & preparing lentils
How to choose
Choose by type: red/yellow lentils break down into creamy dals and soups; green and Puy lentils hold their shape for salads and sides. Look for whole, unbroken, uniform pulses.
Prep & storage
No soaking needed — just rinse and pick out any stones. Add salt and acid towards the end, since early acidity can keep them firm; aromatics in the cooking water build flavour from the start.
Nutrition
An excellent source of plant protein, fibre, iron and folate, with a low glycaemic impact that keeps you full.
Classic flavour partners: cumin, garlic, onion, ginger, tomatoes, spinach
Persian Lentils Recipes — FAQ
How long do Persian lentils recipes take to make?
Most of these 10 Persian lentils recipes are ready in around 101 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Persian Herbed Rice Salad (Salad-e Adas va Sabzi), takes about 45 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 180 minutes.
How many calories are in Persian lentils dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 280 to 460 kcal per serving, averaging 377 kcal — Persian Herbed Rice Salad (Salad-e Adas va Sabzi) is the lightest option at 280 kcal.
What is the easiest Persian lentils recipe for beginners?
Persian Herbed Rice Salad (Salad-e Adas va Sabzi) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 45 minutes. 10% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with lentils in Persian cooking?
In these recipes, lentils is most often paired with onions, dried mint, reshteh noodles, kashk, fresh coriander and turmeric. Persian kitchens also lean on saffron, dried lime, turmeric, mint, barberries and rosewater.
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