Coconut Red Lentil Soup Recipe
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 cup / 7 oz / 200g yellow split peas1 cup 7 oz / 200g red split lentils (masoor dal)7 cups / 1.6 liters water1 medium carrot, cut into 1/2-inch dice2 tablespoons fresh peeled and minced ginger2 tablespoons curry powder2 tablespoons butter 1/3 / 80 ml cup tomato paste1 14-ounce can coconut milk2 teaspoons fine grain sea salt
Give the split peas and lentils a good rinse - until they no longer put off murky water. Place them in an extra-large soup pot, cover with the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and add the carrot and 1/4 of the ginger. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the split peas are soft.
In the meantime, in a small dry skillet or saucepan over low heat, toast the curry powder until it is quite fragrant. Be careful though, you don't want to burn the curry powder, just toast it. Set aside. Place the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the remaining ginger. Saute for two minutes stirring constantly, then add the tomato paste and saute for another minute or two more.
Add the toasted curry powder to the tomato paste mixture, mix well, and then add this to the simmering soup along with the coconut milk and salt. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or so. The texture should thicken up, but you can play around with the consistency if you like by adding more water, a bit at a time, if you like. Or simmer longer for a thicker consistency.
Serves 6.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARARIDER.
In the meantime, in a small dry skillet or saucepan over low heat, toast the curry powder until it is quite fragrant. Be careful though, you don't want to burn the curry powder, just toast it. Set aside. Place the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the remaining ginger. Saute for two minutes stirring constantly, then add the tomato paste and saute for another minute or two more.
Add the toasted curry powder to the tomato paste mixture, mix well, and then add this to the simmering soup along with the coconut milk and salt. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or so. The texture should thicken up, but you can play around with the consistency if you like by adding more water, a bit at a time, if you like. Or simmer longer for a thicker consistency.
Serves 6.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARARIDER.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 292.9
- Total Fat: 20.6 g
- Cholesterol: 10.2 mg
- Sodium: 950.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
- Protein: 8.5 g