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Indian Curried Red Lentil Tomato Soup

Here's how you make Indian Curried Red Lentil Tomato Soup
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 9m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup red onion, finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 green chilies, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder,to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 cans (58 ounces)whole tomatoes,(28 ounces each),crushed
  • 6 ounces red lentils,(1 cup)
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro,minced
  • 1 lemon,cut in 8ths, for garnish
  • 1 teaspoons red chili flakes,to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat

  • Step 2: Add the oil, followed by the onions, garlic, and chilies.

  • Step 3: Sweat until the onions are translucent, about 10 minutes.

  • Step 4: Add the cumin and curry

  • Step 5: And cook until fragrant, about 1 minute or so.

  • Step 6: Add chili flakes

  • Step 7: Add the chopped tomatoes,stock, salt and season with pepper to taste and bring to a simmer.

  • Step 8: Once simmering

  • Step 9: Add the lentils and continue to simmer for approximately about 40 minutes or until the lentils are fully cooked through. 

  • Step 10: Add more water if to thick

  • Step 11: Garnish with cilantro and lemon

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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