New Crisp and Chewy French Green Lentil Flatbread
Started out making a dosa, but changed course to create a lovely new flatbread. I combined French green lentils and sourdough starter. Great results!
My goal today was to make dosa, a thin, savory crepe in South Indian cuisine made from a fermented batter of ground white gram and rice, but it didn’t happen. I still can’t believe it didn’t happen, lol, because I woke up so intent on getting started! I got the ingredients ready, and then, BOOM, a cup of leftover organic French green lentils changed everything and I detoured. Please tell me I’m not the only who does this, lol? This does this happen to you, right?
Back to the original plan…Because dosa is typically gluten-free, it’s become just as valuable to the Celiac community, as the crepe, the flatbread, the tortilla, the pita, even a piece of toast. There are quite a few variations of dosa, with recipes using different dal (lentils, beans, or peas) and gram (mung beans). Since we make lentils and mung beans often, I usually use the leftovers to make authentic dosa, but for the past few weeks, I’ve been using some new recipes I found on a valuable site. Here’s the recipe link if you’d like to try any of the wonderful variations this website offers.
So… how did I end up getting off track and detour from my dosa making? I remembered I had leftover French green lentils, plus a jar full of gluten-free sourdough starter in the refrigerator. I immediately thought of how easy and convenient it would be, to combine them, creating something a little new for all of us to try. The recipe came to on the first try. Don’t you love it when this happens? No wasting time. No wasting ingredients. Aaaaannnnnd…. they taste good and provide a new type of protein probiotic!
If you get a chance to make these protein-loaded flatbreads, do let me know what you did with them! Did you top them off with your favorite ingredients, or roll them into wraps? I’m looking forward to your feedback!
~ xo, Lori
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 8 flatbreads