Curried Lentil and Lime Soup
photo by tigerduck
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon hot curry paste
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 4 cm piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely chopped (1 1/2 in)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 200 g red lentils
- 1 1⁄2 liters chicken stock (2 1/2 pts) or 1 1/2 liters vegetable stock (2 1/2 pts)
- 50 g small sultanas (2oz)
- 1 lime, juice and zest of
- salt and pepper
- 150 g plain fat-free yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint
- 4 naan bread (or chapattis, to serve) (optional)
directions
- Place the curry paste, onion, garlic, ginger and cumin seeds in a large pan and cook gently together for 3 minutes.
- Add the lentils and stock, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
- Add the sultanas and cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Add the lime zest and juice, plus salt and pepper to taste (you probably don't need to add salt but check to make sure).
- Ladle into bowls and top each serving with a large spoonful of yogurt (don't mix the yogurt) and a sprinkling of mint.
- Serve with warm chapatis.
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Reviews
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I love lentil soup and its a very common dish in Greece. I sometimes make it without tomatoes but when I saw the combinatin curry, lime, sultanas and yogurt I knew I had to try it. It was so very good! I had trouble finding lime but I finally managed to get some. After I tried it this way, I made it again next week with some changes in order to reduce the fat furhter. So I used plain water instead of stock and reduced the sultanas in half. I liked it more that way. It wasn't so sweet and that is my kind of food. A keeper for the next winter. Thanks Tigerduck!
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Ooh tigerduck, this is delicious!! I've always been told citrus goes well with lentils but I never got around to squeezing that lemon juice on top of my lentil soup - and boy have I been missing out! The addition of lime juice and zest is awesome! I didn't feel this needed any additional salt. Also, omitted the sultanas - not a big fan. :-) I can see how a sweet flavour would work with the spices and the zestiness of the lime, however. The yogurt is such a lovely addition as it rounds out the flavours beautifully, but I actually like this even as-is. I've now inhaled one portion of this and thrown three servings to the freezer - I'm looking forward to my lunches next week. Yummy! Thanks for a great recipe!
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