1 ingredients

White lentils 500g,

Garlic in moderation,

A little onion,

Appropriate amount of salt,

Sugar in moderation,

Fuel consumption is moderate.

2. Steps

The fleshy white lentils are washed after the tendons are removed, and the onions are diced.

Stir-fry garlic and onion in a hot oil pan.

Add lentils, stir-fry, finally add appropriate amount of salt, sugar and oyster sauce, stir-fry evenly, add appropriate amount of water, cover the pot and stew for a while.

White lentils are leguminous lentils.

White lentil is an annual twining grass vine. The stem is smooth. Pinnate trifoliate compound leaves, leaflets 3, terminal leaflets broadly triangular, lateral leaflets obliquely ovate, stipules small and lanceolate. Racemes axillary, erect, inflorescence axis stout; Flowers 2 at most; Bracteoles 2, deciduous; Calyx broadly campanulate, calyx teeth 5, unequal; Corolla butterfly-shaped, white or purplish red, about 2 cm long, with ears at the base of flag petal.

Pod obovate-oblong, slightly curved, flat, 5 to 7 cm long; Seeds 2 to 5, white or purple-black, about 8 mm long. The flowering period is from July to August, and the fruiting period is from September to1October. When mature, it is oblate oval or oblate oval, about 0.8 to 1.2cm long, 0.6 to 0.9cm wide and 0.4 to 0.7cm thick. The surface is yellow-white, smooth and shiny, and there is a half-moon white protruding seed mound on one side edge, accounting for about 1/3 to 1/2 of the circumference. After peeling, a sunken seed navel can be seen, with a 1 micropyle at one end close to the inoculation mound and a short seed ridge at the other end. Hard. The seed coat is thin and crisp, with 2 cotyledons inside, thick, yellow-white and horny.

Harvest mature fruits in autumn and winter, dry them, take out the seeds, and then dry them. The seeds are oblate oval or oblate, the surface is pale amaranth white or yellowish, smooth and slightly shiny, and there is a raised white half-moon caruncle on one side edge. Slight breath, light taste, and bean smell when chewed.

Flowering from July to September; The fruiting period is from 9 to 1 1 month.

Medicinal efficacy

White lentils are all treasures, and its peel (lentil coat), flowers and leaves can be used as medicine. Lentil coat can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness; Flat bean curd can relieve summer heat and dampness, and strengthen the spleen; Lentil leaves can relieve summer heat and promote diuresis.