Indian Lentils and Rice Soup

Name: Indian Lentils and Rice Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 medium green onions, chopped (1/2 cup); 1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot; 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 5 1/4 cups vegetable broth or 5 1/4 cups chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups dried lentils, sorted and rinsed; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 large tomatoes, chopped (1 cup); 1/4 cup shredded coconut; 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint or 2 teaspoons dried mint leaves; 3 cups hot cooked rice; 1 1/2 cups plain nonfat yogurt

Submitted by TishT

"From start to finish, you can have lentil soup in less than 30 minutes. I have to say my daughter doesn't enjoy the mint and coconut in it so we serve hers without!"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

8 medium green onions, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
¹⁄₈ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
5 ¹⁄₄ cups vegetable broth or 5 1/4 cups chicken broth
1 ¹⁄₂ cups dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 large tomatoes, chopped (1 cup)
¹⁄₄ cup shredded coconut
2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint or 2 teaspoons dried mint leaves
3 cups hot cooked rice
1 ¹⁄₂ cups plain nonfat yogurt

directions

Spray 3-quart saucepan with nonstick cooking spray.
Cook green onions, gingerroot, red pepper and garlic in saucepan over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
Stir in 5 cups of the broth, the lentils, turmeric and salt.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer about 25 to 30 minutes, adding remaining stock if needed, until lentils are tender.
Stir in tomato, coconut and mint.
Serve over rice with yogurt.

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Reviews

This isn't all that soupy (I sort of expected as much), but I liked it just the same. I loved the flavor of the mint and the coconut and they went perfectly with the green onion. I added my tomato with the broth and lentils as we don't like uncooked tomato, but otherwise followed the recipe. Great exotic, but not too foreign flavors and I love the savory use of coconut and mint. I felt that there was a little something missing, but I couldn't quite place it. Maybe some fresh cilantro or some coconut milk or some lime juice? Not sure. But it was pretty good as-is!

Roosie

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TishT

Las Vegas, Nevada

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