Brown Lentil Soup

Name: Brown Lentil Soup
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup brown lentils; 4 cups water; 1 tomatoes (crushed or pureed); 2 chopped garlic cloves; 1 grated piece ginger (about 1 inch); 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 pinch chopped cilantro leaf; salt; 1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon butter; 1 teaspoon cumin seed; 1/4 teaspoon ground red chili pepper

Submitted by Allura

"An easy and nutritious soup"

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 cup brown lentils
4 cups water
1 tomatoes (crushed or pureed)
2 chopped garlic cloves
1 grated piece ginger (about 1 inch)
¹⁄₄ teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pinch chopped cilantro leaf
salt
1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon cumin seed
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground red chili pepper

directions

Make the lentils:
Soak lentils in water for 1 hours.
Boil lentils until foam develops. Scoop off and discard the foam.
Add all ingredients and boil for 30 minutes.
Add cilantro and 1 TBSP lemon juice.
Make the seasoning:
Heat 1 TBSP oil in a small pan or pot.
Add the cumin seeds until they pop.
Add red pepper and quickly stir.
Pour this mixture into the pot of lentils.
Stir and serve hot.

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Allura

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I grew up watching my mom cooking dinner for us everyday. I am still learning a lot about cooking. I love to experiment in the kitchen. I am often saerching by ingredient to browse recipes and learn about how a certain ingredient is used differently. I usually take a recipe and tweak it to my own style, and never follow step by step. Oh and I own almost all the kitchen gadgets you can think of. But I hate collecting appliances since I don't have a lot of room for them.

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