You need to prepare coarse salt, red pepper, ginger and lentils. First, break the sharp corners at both ends of lentils and tear off the meridians on both sides. After lentils are processed, they can be washed under a running tap. You need to wash and rub it until it is clean. Drain the water and then cut the red pepper. The shape of red pepper is determined according to your own preferences. Then, cut the lentils into shreds obliquely, pour the lentils into a large basin and add a proper amount of coarse shreds. It takes a long time to rub the lentils into a transparent shape, then add shredded ginger and shredded red pepper, stir well and marinate them, and then put them in a jar. The jar must be oil-free and water-free. Pour lentils directly into it, compact it, seal it, and eat it after pickling.

Can pickled lentils be eaten raw?

It is generally not recommended to marinate lentils and eat them directly. Contains plant lectins and saponins, which can stimulate gastric mucosa and destroy cells. If the situation is serious, there will be hemorrhagic inflammation or poisoning. Therefore, even salt lentils should be fried before eating, and cooked for half an hour at the temperature of 100 degrees Celsius, so that harmful substances will be destroyed to avoid poisoning.

Nutritional value of pickled lentils

Pickled lentils can strengthen the spleen. When there are problems such as fatigue, fatigue and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and damp heat, you can eat some appropriately. Lentils can also achieve anti-tumor effect. It contains a protein substance, which can inhibit the migration of lymphocytes and make it more anti-tumor. Eating some properly can also achieve the effect of eliminating tumors.

Eating some lentils can also protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, because it is a vegetable with high potassium and low sodium, so it can effectively regulate blood pressure, and eating lentils can also play an antioxidant role. It contains bioflavonoids, so the antioxidant effect is quite good.

Eating some pickled lentils can prevent constipation, because lentils are rich in dietary fiber, which can make intestinal peristalsis faster, constipation is less likely to occur, and can also improve immunity, because they are rich in trace element zinc, which can make vision development and intellectual development better.