Carrie and Xavier’s lentil cakes…
- 1 tbps olive oil
- 1 onion
- 125g red lentils
- 400ml veg stock or bouillon
- 85g bread crumbs (stale or oven dried is possible)
- Flat leaf parsley to taste (or other herbs – optional)
- Gently fry onion in olive oil until soft.
- Add the lentils and stock to the onions and bring to the boil.
- Simmer for 20-25 minutes.
- Mix with breadcrumbs and flat leaf parsley (optional).
- Shape mixture into small patties for little hands to hold. If your mixture feels a little sticky add more bread crumbs.
- Brush with oil and place on lightly oiled baking tray – cook for approx 7 to 10 mins on gas mark 6 (I did for about 12 I think)
I freeze them to keep them fresh and use them as and when I need them – although not as popular as the fish cakes, Xavier likes them a lot – I think to make them more interesting you could add different herbs/spices.
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my little boy loved these and his dad had quite a few too, brilliant idea
is it possible to use rice instead of bread crumbs? Wheat, milk, egg, soy are supposed to be given to infants until 9-12 months of age.
depends where you are, i think. we’re go-go-go on gluten from 6 months in the UK. but i should imagine that rice would be fine.
will have to try these…. bet they would be good with curry powder/garam masala in them too.
ok made them today, M wasn’t interested, but they were really good; added 2 tsp of garam masala, but would use more next time. Ginger and garlic would be good added to them as well!
Made ’em, H really dug ’em, but I had trouble getting them to hold together…. I added thyme + grated Parmesan and they tasted like thanksgiving stuffing!
you could try adding an egg, Jane, if they dont’ want to hold together. Mine were fine… a bit wet, maybe. Will be making them again soon.
Have been making these for my little boy (17months) for approx 6months now and he loves them :-) I think they are quite healthy with the red lentils, but tend to add parmesan or a bit of mild curry powder to add a bit more flavour. My little boy loves the cakes as I make them bite sized and he has to hold one in each hand when he is eating them !
Did these today – delish! I did add an egg to make sure they’d stick though… and discovered they are less crumbly later on having been in the fridge a while.
We love these! I have a 10 month old boy and these lentil cakes have been one of his favourites since the start. They make great lunches and/or fallback food if he is not into whatever I am trying to serve him for dinner! I make these with my chicken stock, I also add sautéed corn and some fresh basil – due to the corn being a bit hard I started out by blending the mix just before adding the breadcrumbs and baking, and they turned out so well that I have just kept doing it that way. Thanks for all of your great recipes on this site, they have been such a help to us :)
you’re welcome, thanks!
Do you freeze them before or after baking?
I’d bake first, but for less time than usual. Then hopefully they’ll pick up some colour when you do them to eat.
Made these during the week and they were loved by both baby and husband! Such a great base recipe, thank you :)
I’ve made up a batch of these tonight…I think I may have left them in a little bit too long as they’re a wee bit dry, but the flavour is great (I made them with no-salt chicken stock). We’ll see what boo-boo makes of them tomorrow lunchtime!
fingers crossed!
ok so whats the US equivalent to “gas mark 6”? 350? 400?
I can figure out grams, but not sure of this…
Maybe we need a translation section, just so that we are all on the same page. LOL!
does this help at all?
Made with an extra green pepper, cumin and garam masala – our almost 7 month old enjoyed them – as did we.
Thank you so much for this site! I have tried the porridge pancakes and these lentil cakes so far and both have been a big hit with my little one. Really appreciate the new ideas.
I added the 2 tsp Garam Masala and these were gorgeous! Enjoyed by everyone. They were a bit moist after cooking, were drier after overnight in the fridge. I’ll be making bigger adult sizes ones!
brilliant! lord knows if you have any photos, do send me them… i have no illos for these recipes, as they’re so old…