Spiced Red Lentil Soup

Name: Spiced Red Lentil Soup
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 26 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 large onion diced; 4 cloves garlic minced; 2 large tomatoes grated; 1 tsp ginger grated; 1 1/2 cups red lentils; 3/4 tsp salt; 3-4 tsp black pepper; 1 1/2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp turmeric; 3/4 tsp chili powder; 5 cups vegetable broth; 1/2 cup mint chopped; 1/2 cup coriander chopped; 3 carrots diced

3 steps

Prep:1minCook:25min

Most of us are not getting enough fiber but this recipe is cheap delicious and packed full of nutrients .

Updated at: Sun, 01 Sep 2024 18:50:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories335.2 kcal (17%)

Total Fat1.8 g (3%)

Carbs63.1 g (24%)

Sugars8.9 g (10%)

Protein20.9 g (42%)

Sodium1381.4 mg (69%)

Fiber12.1 g (43%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 tspginger

1 ½ cupsred lentils

¾ tspsalt

3 tspblack pepper

1 ½ tspcumin

1 tspground coriander

1 tsppaprika

1 tspturmeric

¾ tspchili powder

5 cupsvegetable broth

½ cupmint

½ cupcoriander

Instructions

Step 1

Fry onion in a pot in oil until soft then add the garlic and carrots and fry another minute

Step 2

Add the tomatoes and ginger with the salt pepper and spices then add the lentils and vegetable broth . Bring to a boil then lower the heat to low and cook half covered with a lid for about 20 minutes or until soft . Stir occasionally so it doesn’t burn ( note if your vegetable broth is salty add less salt with the spices )

cumin1 ½ tsp

ground coriander1 tsp

paprika1 tsp

chili powder¾ tsp

Step 3

Use a stick blender to blend some of the lentils and keep it as chunky as you like. Serve then garnish with mint coriander and if you like some cream or yogurt . Enjoy .