Curried Red Lentil Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 29.58 ml vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 29.58 ml minced garlic
- 29.58 ml minced fresh ginger
- 29.58 ml minced jalapeno peppers
- 22.18 ml curry powder
- 7.39 ml ground cinnamon
- 4.92 ml ground cumin
- 2 bay leaves
- 226.79 g red lentils, rinsed
- 1892.72 ml chicken broth or 1892.72 ml vegetarian broth (commercial broth or diluted cubes)
- 44.37 ml fresh cilantro, chopped
- 29.58 ml fresh lemon juice
- 29.58 ml mango chutney or 29.58 ml tomato chutney
- 9.85 ml salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- 78.78 ml sour cream or 78.78 ml plain yogurt
directions
- In a 6-quart heavy bottom pot, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Stir in the onion, reduce the heat and cook for a few minutes without burning the onion.
- Add the garlic, ginger root, jalapeno, curry, cinnamon, cumin and bay leaves and cook, stirring for 2 more minutes.
- Add the lentils and broth; bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce the heat and cook at a gentle boil for 45 minutes or until the lentils are cooked.
- Remove and discard the bay leaves.
- Stir in the cilantro, lemon juice and chutney.
- Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Just before serving, reheat the soup; If the soup is thicker than you like, thin it with more broth.
- Garnish the soup with dollops of sour cream or yogurt.
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This soup has lots of flavor, and is different from what I usually fix. The sour cream gave a nice creaminess to it that I enjoyed. My husband wasn't crazy about it, but he doesn't care for lentils. I did use regular lentils as I couldn't find red ones. I used vegetarian broth, left out the jalapenos and added a little hot sauce instead. Thanks chia! I'm glad I tagged this in Zaar tag!
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This soup has lots of flavor, and is different from what I usually fix. The sour cream gave a nice creaminess to it that I enjoyed. My husband wasn't crazy about it, but he doesn't care for lentils. I did use regular lentils as I couldn't find red ones. I used vegetarian broth, left out the jalapenos and added a little hot sauce instead. Thanks chia! I'm glad I tagged this in Zaar tag!
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