store dry legumes in an air tight container and freeze cooked legumes
dry conditions
you should store them in cool dry room temperature place
To make 15 ounces of cooked lentils, you'll need about 5 ounces of dry lentils. Lentils roughly triple in weight when cooked, so for every ounce of dry lentils, you can expect to yield about three ounces of cooked lentils. Therefore, starting with 5 ounces of dry lentils should give you the desired 15 ounces when cooked.
You should store dry food in a cool dry place. You should also store it in an airtight container. It is better if this contained ir hard plastic so rodents can't chew through to get to the food.
It's not cooked but dry-cured.
A legume is actually the dry fruit or seed of a plant. Examples of legumes are beans, lentils, peas, soybeans, and peanuts.
It's not cooked but dry-cured.
They should be stored in a cool, dark and dry place.
Legumes
You can store it anywhere but the place should be dry.
Yes, you do need to. Never leave hot foods out to cool. You can cool hot foods off quickly with an ice bath and then put them in the refrigerator.
1 cup dry makes 1 cup cooked