Curried Red Lentil Soup

Name: Curried Red Lentil Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 3 TBSP coconut or extra virgin olive oil; 1 diced white onion; 2 garlic cloves finely chopped; 2 inch piece of ginger grated or 2.5 tsp dried ginger; 2 large carrots, coined; 1 1/4tsp cumin; 1 tsp curry powder (or add more to your taste); 2.5 cups chicken broth; 14.5 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes (or crushed tomatoes); 13.5 oz can full fat coconut milk; 1 cup red lentils; 1.5 tsp salt; Pinch of cayenne pepper; Cilantro chopped (for garnish - optional); Juice from one lime (optional but highly recommended); 1 cup of grilled or browned chicken diced, can be added at the end if you desire a heartier soup.

4 steps

Prep:20minCook:2h 30min

A wide variety of flavors in this incredible recipe. Gluten and can be made dairy free.

Updated at: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:30:54 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories378.1 kcal (19%)

Total Fat25 g (36%)

Carbs30.9 g (12%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein14.9 g (30%)

Sodium1161.4 mg (58%)

Fiber5.7 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

3 TBSPcoconut oil

or extra virgin olive

2 inchginger

1 ¼ tspcumin

1 tspcurry powder

or add more to your taste

2 ½ cupschicken broth

14.5 ozcan fire roasted diced tomatoes

or crushed tomatoes

13.5 ozcan full fat coconut milk

1 cupred lentils

1 ½ tspsalt

cayenne pepper

Cilantro

chopped, for garnish, optional

1lime

Juice from, optional but highly recommended

1 cupchicken

grilled or browned, diced, can be added at the end if you desire a heartier soup

Instructions

Step 1

Heat coconut oil in a large pot over medium. Once the oil is warm, add the onions and sauté until translucent, about four minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 2

Add garlic, ginger, and carrots, and sauté for one minute. Then, add spices to coat the vegetables.

Step 3

Add broth, coconut milk (reserving 1/4 cup for garnish), brushed tomatoes, salt, and lentils. Bring the soup to a low boil, reduce to medium, low heat, cover the pot and simmer gently, until the lentils are tender, but not mushy, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 4

*** or, for the crockpot option, after sautéing veggies, add all ingredients to a crockpot and simmer on high heat for 2-3hours or until carrots are tender.

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