Indian-Style Red Lentil Soup

Submitted by Boomette

"A recipe from Ricardo posted for ZWT8 India"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3⁄4 cup red lentil
• salt and pepper

directions

1. In a saucepan, soften the onion, garlic and carrot in the butter.
2. Add the curry powder and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add the ginger, broth, coconut milk and tomato paste.
4. Bring to a boil and add the lentils. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Adjust the seasoning.
5. Serve with pan-fried flatbread.

Reviews

[Debbie R.]

What an exquisite soup! Fantastic, full flavor. It would also be good during a time of illness; the spicing seems just right for it. I used a full 1 cup of lentils to avoid any complaints that it was "too thin". The lentils pretty much dissolved into the soup. I forgot the carrot, but the soup didn't seem to lack for anything anyway. One of the best soups I've ever had.

 

[Pesto lover]

The curry powder, ginger and coconut milk made this soup a wonderful change from the regular red lentil soup I make all the time. It was even better the next day. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[bgardner11]

I made this soup last night and used a dairy free butter to cook the veggies. So the soup is GF and dairy free. What a delicious aroma while cooking! I couldn't wait to try it. I LOVED it! This is going to be one of my favorite soups to make! I ended up eating 3 servings as I couldn't get enough of the flavor. YUM! I also added some basmati rice to it to make it more substantial. That was a great addition. With or without rice..it's a winner! THANK YOU!

 

[LifeIsGood]

Absolutely delicious soup! I'm tucking this into my best-of-the-best file. The flavor is layered and wonderful. The subtle flavors of ginger, coconut milk and curry are amazing. I used a light coconut milk with great results. Thank you!

 

[sofie-a-toast]

Yummy savory flavor. I didn't use the carrot and added a bit more lentils. Super cozy soup!