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Hear me out: if you want to use lentils, how about a curry burrito? Make a coral lentil curry, pop a couple spoonfuls on a wrap, add rice, some veggies of choice if you want, roll it up and freeze.
I've never done that before and I don't know if it already exists but seeing your post inspired me and now I'm hungry.
This is basically what I do with my leftovers after I make lentil and chickpea curry with rice, except I also fry them to turn them into chimichangas. It's a good way to eat all the leftovers without feeling like I'm eating the same meal for 3 days in a row.
Here's the recipe for the curry if anyone wants to try it out. It's vegan, but you can sub in dairy products if that's what you have on hand. I normally add a can or two of chickpeas.
If you're making it a curry, why use a tortilla?
I've had these premade "kati street wraps" with "paratha bread" before and liked them quite a lot, so I would be very interested in a DIY recipe (either with the lentils OP asked about or with chicken as in the version I bought).
I feel like the paratha bread in particular would be a very large upgrade and worth the extra effort.
Omg I mean you can buy frozen paratha, they might be on the small side but wow what an idea 🩷
I frequently make a veggie/vegan shepherds pie that uses lentils for the base. The recipe is here and I'd recommend leaving out the herbs and adding some more spices (cumin, coriander, chilli, etc) if adapting it for burritos.
It's mainly about texture. Black lentils hold the firmest texture, then green (Puy), then brown; and red lentils pretty much just cook down to mush no matter what I do.
Completely agree with the texture note. Beyond that, I think it's really the spice blend that does the trick. My wife and I eat tofu tacos all the time, and if you use a nice blend of chili powders (my favorites are ancho or chipotle), cumin and Mexican oregano it comes out pretty fantastic.
Are you set on using lentils? When I want to emulate ground meat, I typically use beans (canned kidney beans, black beans, or both) and nuts (cashew or walnuts). Roast the nuts in a pan without oil. Rinse the beans with water and spread in a baking sheet. Roast in the oven at 200°C, opening the door a couple of times to let out the moisture, until they look "popped". Then put that in a food processor, mix with some egg, spices and whatever else you want to add (like onions). The resulting mixture can be cooked like ground meat to make veggie burgers, meatballs and such.
If you have to use lentils, then I agree with the other comments that recommend making them into a curry kind of thing and adding other veggies as the main filling.
Nuts cost $7 a pound. That's ground beef prices. Lentils cost $1.50 a pound. I already make beans freezer burritos so this would be redundant.