Indian Recipe for Spiced Lentil Soup
INGREDIENTS- 1 to 1/4 cup red lentils
- 1 (14 oz) can coconut milk
- 3 to 3/4 cups water
- 2 onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 4 ripe tomatoes (coarsely chopped)
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 6 cardamon seed pods
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- dash of cumin seeds (garnish)
- Chop fine the onions and garlic
- Put onions, garlic, tomatoes, turmeric, cumin, cardamon, cinnamon stick, lentils and water into a large saucepan
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 mins or till lentils are soft
- Remove cardamon pods and cinnamon stick
- Puree lentil mixture in a blender or food processor
- Press soup through a strainer and return to another pan
- Reserve a bit of coconut milk for garnish
- Add rest of coconut milk to pan with lemon juice, sat and pepper
- Heat without boiling
- To serve: put mixture into a bowl, add in coconut milk, garnish with cumin seeds
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