Bulgarian Lentil Soup
"This is a fast, delicious, nutritious recipe for lentils. You can have it plain or spicy and hot, you can add veggies or just do with the lentils."
photo by MariaBright
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 2 cups brown lentils
- 1 1⁄2 onions, chopped
- 5 -6 cloves garlic
- 2 medium carrots
- 1 paprika (capsicum, bell pepper)
- 2 -3 medium ripe tomatoes
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
- 1 tablespoon mixed herbs (thyme, mint, etc.)
- 2 green chilies, with seeds (optional)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
- 1 tablespoon flour (optional)
directions
- Place lentils in a pot with ample water, a dash of oil and boil.
- Chop carrots and onions and place in the pot.
- Chop tomatoes and capsicum and place in the pot approx 15 min after you put the carrots.
- Add spices and peeled garlic cloves except fenugreek and garden herbs.
- Let cook slowly until the lentils are cooked.
- Sprinkle garden herbs and fenugreek, turn off burner and cover with a lid.
- Salt to taste.
- Serve with sour cream/yoghurt.
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Optional:
- You can also chillify it a bit either by adding green chillies or a tsp of chilli powder.
- For a thicker consistency you can dissolve a tbsp of flour with the soup in a bowl and slowly add 5 min before cooking is finished.
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Reviews
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Very tasty, 2 cups of lentils makes enough to feed an army though- if its just you and husband/wife, you may want to cut the recipe in half. I used 1/2 paprika and 1/2 Hungarian hot paprika to give some added punch to the recipe. Other than that, it was delicious, easy, and will be on my menu again! :)
