Red lentils - how long to soak?

[Guest guest]

I think to try red lentils (they are easiest legume to digest aren't they), so

how long to soak and where ( in the fridge at room temperature)?

Thanks

Yana

UC

SCD since March 2008

And feeling great

[Guest guest]

I was thinking yellow split peas are the easiest lentil for digestion. Please if any one can clarify on this??Rani Subject: Red lentils - how long to soak?To: BTVC-SCD Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 4:58 PM

I think to try red lentils (they are easiest legume to digest aren't they), so how long to soak and where ( in the fridge at room temperature)?

Thanks

Yana

UC

SCD since March 2008

And feeling great

[Guest guest]

For me it's the red lentils, too. But, once again, what is easiest for one persondoes not mean it is easiest for another. MaraI was thinking yellow split peas are the easiest lentil for digestion. Please if any one can clarify on this??Rani Subject: Red lentils - how long to soak?To: BTVC-SCD Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 4:58 PMI think to try red lentils (they are easiest legume to digest aren't they), so how long to soak and where ( in the fridge at room temperature)?

[Guest guest]

From what I've heard and experienced, red lentils are the easiest to digest.

Yellow split peas actually have a pretty bad reputation (digestibility wise)

in India and Pakistan where they are consumed widely. They are notorious

for causing gas and breast feeding moms are advised to refrain from

consuming them lest their babies react.

We soak them overnight at room temperature. Any longer makes them start to

smell really bad and become slimy. I would advise cooking gently for a long

time.

HTH,

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> I think to try red lentils (they are easiest legume to digest aren't they), so

how long to soak and where ( in the fridge at room temperature)?

>

> Thanks

> Yana

> UC

> SCD since March 2008

> And feeling great

>

[Guest guest]

The hulled green moong beans have a yellow color ('dhooli moong' in Hindi) and

are the ones that can actually end up causing gas which surprises many for it is

usually given for upset stomachs, in the form of a kedgeree ('khitchari').

The yellow split are much easier to digest. Red split versus yellow split is an

individual tolerance. The smelly, slimy result has two causes - lentils must be

washed thoroughly before soaking, and secondly use a good amount of water to

soak the lentils - leave about 3 inches of water level above the lentils, so

when they start to swell with the soaking there is sufficient water to soak in.

Also they are better digested if cooked to a mush or enough to make the texture

very soft up to the stage where the lentils begin to blend in with the water and

are not floating around seperately in the water.

Suneeti (Crohns, SCD 2000)

[Guest guest]

Thank you ,I did the same and now I'm waiting for them to cookHope my digestion would like the new foodYana

[Guest guest]

At 11:58 AM 9/11/2010, you wrote:

I think to try red lentils (they

are easiest legume to digest aren't they), so how long to soak and where

( in the fridge at room temperature)?

I usually put them in a largish stew pot, cover with water to at least

four inches over the level of the lentils, cover, and let soak over night

or until I'm going to use them the next day. If not using until later in

the afternoon, I typically dump the overnight soak water and put fresh

water on the lentils for the rest of the day.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

At 04:18 PM 9/11/2010, you wrote:

I was thinking yellow split peas

are the easiest lentil for digestion.

Please if any one can clarify on this??

It all depends. I don't do split peas because they don't agree with me --

but red split lentils and brown lentils are fine.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Thanks Marilyn,

I did the same and I'm happy to report that until now - no problems!

Who could have believed that I'll be able to eat lentils again!!!

Yana

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[Guest guest]

At 04:26 AM 9/18/2010, you wrote:

I did the same and I'm happy to

report that until now - no problems!

Who could have believed that I'll be able to eat lentils

again!!!

I know what you mean! I've even made crackers out of navy pea beans and

lima beans, and I used to hate limas because I felt so lousy after I ate

them!

Heck, my husband doesn't like beans at all, but likes lentils.... go

figure!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Will you share the recipe  for the crackers Marilyn, please...And can I make them with lentils instead of beans?I like beans, but don't think they would like me at that point.Yana

[Guest guest]

At 03:13 PM 9/19/2010, you wrote:

Will you share the recipe

for the crackers Marilyn, please...

And can I make them with lentils instead of beans?

I like beans, but don't think they would like me at that

point.

I haven't YET made them with lentils, but then, I'm out of lentils and

must get some more. I don't see why it wouldn't work -- I've used lentils

interchangeably with white means for a number of things, because my

husband doesn't like beans, but does like lentils. Go

figure.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle