Lentils are very commonly used in the Indian cuisine. It is hard to find an Indian household that does not stock up different types . Lentils. As Lentils have to prepared on a daily basis, we need to have a lot of Lentils on board to maintain the variety. Besides Lentils are types of pulses that have many nutritional values. The health benefits of Lentils in general is that they are very rich in proteins.