Red Lentil - Masoor

The seeds require a cooking time of 10 to 40 minutes, depending on the varietyshorter for small varieties with the husk removed, such as the common red lentil and have a distinctive, earthy flavor. Lentil recipes are used throughout South Asia, theMediterranean regions and West Asia. They are frequently combined with rice, which has a similar cooking time. A lentil and rice dish is referred to in western Asia as mujaddara or mejadra. Rice and lentils are also cooked together in khichdi, a popular dish in the Indian subcontinent (India and Pakistan);  Lentils are used to prepare an inexpensive and nutritious soup all over Europe and North and South America, sometimes combined with some form of chicken or pork.