Curried Split Pea Soup

Name: Curried Split Pea Soup Recipe
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 16 oz dried split peas; 1 Tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium white onion diced small; 2 tablespoons fresh ginger minced; 3 cloves garlic minced; 8 cups water; 1 carrot to grate in at the end (optional); Spice blend; 2 teaspoons curry powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons salt; generous pinch cinnamon

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Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

16 oz dried split peas1 Tablespoon olive oil1 medium white onion, diced small2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced3 cloves garlic, minced8 cups water1 carrot to grate in at the end (optional)Spice blend2 teaspoons curry powder1 teaspoon ground cumin1/4 teaspoon ground coriander1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom2 teaspoons saltgenerous pinch cinnamon

Directions

Makes 6 - 8 servings. Nutritional info. is calculated for 6 servings, and having used 2.5 cups of split peas instead of 16 oz.

Directions
Saute the onions in the olive oil at medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and spices. Saute 2 more minutes.

Add the water and stir well. Add the splitpeas. Cover and bring to a boil.

Bring heat back down to medium, let soup simmer for about an hour, until peas are tender. Grate in the carrot and serve. You can garnish with fresh cilantro if you have it on hand.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OHHEYITSSOPHIA.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 136.0
Total Fat: 2.8 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 793.6 mg
Total Carbs: 21.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
Protein: 7.4 g

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Member Reviews

MAIM138
I kept coming back in the living room to check the recipe, and realized that I actually had that book somewhere. Dug it out and found lots of others to make.

This soup is delicious.
- 9/6/10
NASFKAB
no curry powder how much spuce to use???/ - 4/26/12
HEALTHEKATE
Really easy, hearty, and yummy recipe! We love split pea soup, and this will become a regular in our house this winter. Thanks so much for sharing! - 10/9/11
FOOFIE17
Excellent combination of flavors, and so easy to do. THanks for passing this along! - 10/5/11
DAISY443
Very good and freezes well - 10/4/10
SPARKBUNNY29
Awesome - 8/18/10
CHLORALU
very great. - 7/28/10
KAYLAHACKWORTH
I love split pea soup! I will so try this, thanks. - 7/28/10