Arabic Lentil Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
8 cups
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 473.18 ml dry lentils (yellow or orange lentils)
- 946.36-1419.54 ml water
- 2 low-sodium chicken bouillon cubes
- 4 large carrots, diced
- 4 celery ribs, diced
- 236.59 ml potato, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1-2 bay leaf
- 3-4 garlic cloves (to taste, or garlic powder)
- 14.79 ml ground cumin (to taste, start with 1 tsp and add more)
- 29.57 ml fresh parsley, chopped or 14.79 ml dried parsley
- 4.92 ml turmeric
- 2.46 ml red pepper flakes (to taste)
- 1.23 ml ground cardamom or 2 cardamom pods
- 4.92 ml black pepper
directions
- Rinse lentils well.
- Saute onions, carrots, potatoes, & celery in large pot, Cook until veggies are soft and aromatic.
- Add water, chicken (or veg) stock, bay leaf, and lentils to veggies. Add vegetable soup if using. Bring to a boil and simmer for at least 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 tsp cumin & rest of spices, stir in and taste, add more. I find the cumin flavor kind of disappears with long cooking so I usually add half in the beginning and half about 15-30 minutes before serving.
- Let cook on low for as long as you have time. Flavor of soup improves with longer cooking.
- Blend soup in blender or with immersion blender until texture is mostly smooth.
- Serve with freshly ground black pepper, croutons and wedges of lemon to squeeze over the soup (essential!).
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