Green Split Pea Curry Soup

Re-edited thanks to the review: A spiced up split pea soup. Cooking time depends on how you cook the vegetables. The cooking time on here is just a guess, 6 and 1/2 hours on high worked well in the crock pot

• Ready In: 6 hrs 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  cups  split peas, dried
• 1 1⁄2 cups onions, diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, diced
• 1  cup celery, diced
• 3  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1⁄2 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1  tablespoon ground cumin
• 1  tablespoon ground coriander
• 1  teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1  tablespoon ground turmeric
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 6  cups chicken broth (or 3 broth, 3 water)
• 1  chicken bouillon cube
•  salt, to taste
•  pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Set slow cooker to high. Preheat 6 cups of water to boiling and add to slow cooker with cover.
2. While the water is heating, sort out any unwanted material from the dried green split peas. Rinse split peas well and add to the heated water in the slow cooker.
3. Wash and peel the onions and carrots. Dice and place in crockpot.
4. Wash and dice celery and add to the onions and carrots. Clean and crush or mince garlic and add it to the rest of the vegetables in the crockpot.
5. Add all the seasonings and the lemon juice to the slow cooker and mix well.
6. Cover and leave on high setting. Stir occasionally, checking to see if more hot broth/water is needed for desired consistency.
7. Let cook for 6 and 1/2 hours or until its at desired thickness.
8. Serve!