Arabic Lentil Soup - Shorbat Addas

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.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Serves:
- Yields:
- Units:
4
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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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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.