Name: Arabic Lentil Soup - Shorbat Addas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 bowls, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 large onions, chopped fine; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 lb dried red lentils; 8 cups water; 4 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

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Arabic Lentil Soup - Shorbat Addas created by Cookie Jarvis

This is a very typical Arabic soup made with very few ingredients. The taste is amazing and your stomach will thank you if you eat it on a warm, rainy day. Make it a meal by adding torn up pieces of pita bread to your bowl, or fry pieces of pita bread in oil for an arabic style crouton. Some like a squeeze of lemon or a pinch of cumin for extra flavor. A garnish of green onion is nice as well. Great soup for pressure cooker.

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ingredients

2 large onions, chopped fine
¹⁄₂ cup vegetable oil
1 lb dried red lentils
8 cups water
4 teaspoons salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon black pepper

directions

In a large pot or pressure cooker, saute chopped onions in vegetable oil until soft.
Rinse dried lentils several times.
Add lentils, water, salt and pepper to the pot.
Bring to boil and simmer for an hour or more until lentils turn yellow in color and are soft and dissolving in broth.
If using a pressure cooker, cook for 15 minutes after pressure has risen. Release pressure before removing lid.
Whisk lentils to make a smooth soup, or stir to blend for a more textured soup.

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"This is a very typical Arabic soup made with very few ingredients. The taste is amazing and your stomach will thank you if you eat it on a warm, rainy day. Make it a meal by adding torn up pieces of pita bread to your bowl, or fry pieces of pita bread in oil for an arabic style crouton. Some like a squeeze of lemon or a pinch of cumin for extra flavor. A garnish of green onion is nice as well. Great soup for pressure cooker."

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tweak by Amy H.

1/24/2021

I made this soup several times with half the amount of oil and half the amount of salt... and I might add a couple extra cups of water just so there's more of it to go around!

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review by Amy H.

9/22/2020

I remember my Caldian friend gave me this recipe, though she had added some curry to it... I am SO in love with this soup! I love to eat pita bread that has been dipped into it!

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12/5/2011

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review by Sally-Page Stuck

11/7/2011

This recipe is very much like one my habibi (boyfriend) made for me. Only he used brown lentils because that's the only kind the store had. And he used real butter. It was sooo good! I couldn't believe something so simple could taste so good!

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creation by Cookie Jarvis

12/21/2009

This is a very typical Arabic soup made with very few ingredients. The taste is amazing and your stomach will thank you if you eat it on a warm, rainy day. Make it a meal by adding torn up pieces of pita bread to your bowl, or fry pieces of pita bread in oil for an arabic style crouton. Some like a squeeze of lemon or a pinch of cumin for extra flavor. A garnish of green onion is nice as well. Great soup for pressure cooker.