Not only do the plants produce lentils, edible seeds with a high amount of vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber, they also improve the soil by adding nitrogen to it through their roots.

The legumes resemble small lenses. Lentil crops are annually grown and belong to the Fabaceae plant family. The pods contain edible seeds, each pod producing at least two seeds that can be split ...

Harvest lentils when the lower pods are brown. "Hit a seed with a hammer and if it cracks, then it's ready to be harvested. If it mashes, let it dry on the plant longer," says Judy. Common pests ...

Home-cooked green lentils had more protein and essential amino acids than most beans in the study. Home-cooked and canned pulses (edible seeds of plants in the legume family) can also have ...