Red Lentil Soup
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Red Lentil Soup
Times
- Prep Time : 15 min
- Cook Time : 1 hour
- Ready Time : 1 hour, 15 min
Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup red lentils, washed and soaked
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1 green serrano chile, splt and seeded
- 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- kosher salt
- cilantro, chopped
Directions
In a medium pot, over medium heat, combine the drained lentils, onion, tomato, chile, ginger, garlic and enough water to cover. Bring to boil, then lower the heat and simmer until the lentils are tender, about 30 to 45 minutes. Optionally you may blend with an immersion blender at this point to break up the lentils a bit more, then leave over low heat.
In small saute pan, warm the canola oil over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and cook until they are sizzling and sputtering. Stir in the turmeric and paprika. Pour the seasoned oil into the lentils (be prepared for a big sizzle). Stir to combine, add salt, to taste. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with cilantro.
Nutrients
Servings Per Recipe: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 260
- Total Fat: 8g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Total Carbs: 34g
- Dietary Fiber: 16g
- Protein: 13g
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shalom, tamar: i notice you do not include tadka as the final step in preparing masoor dal soup. oh boy are you missing one of the most delicious finishing touches!
no mustard seeds? fenugreek seeds? fennel seeds? asafetida? hmmm…
What is tadka? Is that when you mix the spices in Ghee and put it in the daal? I do that with my daal, but never with soup. I didn’t really make this one with Masoor dal soup in mind, would you like to submit a recipe for that for us?
I love Indian cooking but am still a beginner and need to get fenugreek seeds and asafetida, haven’t gotten the nerve up yet.
@Tamar Genger
This soup was delicious! Thank You!
I omitted the tomatoes and cilantro.