Lentil Levivot Food

TRADITIONAL HANUKKAH POTATO LATKES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Line a platter or plate with paper towels and set aside.
• Peel the potatoes. Place them in a bowl and add enough cold water to cover them, so they won't turn brown. When ready to prepare the latkes, drain the potatoes.
• Place potatoes and onions in a food processor fitted with a knife blade (also known as the s-blade). Pulse until smooth. Drain the mixture well.
• Pour the potato mixture into a large bowl. Add the beaten eggs, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
• Add enough flour so that the mixture holds together.
• Pour the oil into a large, deep frying pan for shallow frying. Heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Carefully drop 1/4 cup of the potato mixture into the hot oil. Flatten the pancake slightly so the center will cook. Repeat with additional batter, taking care not to crowd the pan.
• Fry for several minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
• Transfer to the paper towel-lined platter to drain, and continue frying the remaining latke batter in batches. Serve immediately with applesauce or sour cream if desired.

LENTIL LEVIVOT

Steps:

• Heat oil in nonstick frying pan, and saute onion until translucent. Remove, and set aside.
• In a bowl, place lentils, rice, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper to taste, eggs, yogurt, cilantro and flour. Fold in the onion, and mix well. Set aside.
• Heat a nonstick frying pan with a film of oil. Take heaping tablespoons of mixture, and fry for a few minutes on each side. Drain on paper towel. Serve as is or with a dollop of labneh (strained yogurt), topped with a confit of onions and a sprig of cilantro.