Dal, Chilean Style


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 323.0
  • Total Fat: 5.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 460.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 56.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 13.6 g
  • Protein: 13.8 g

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Introduction

A vegetarian soup similar to Dahl and a bit like chili or stew. (Found on NPR website after listening to it on the radio.) A vegetarian soup similar to Dahl and a bit like chili or stew. (Found on NPR website after listening to it on the radio.)
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    3 cups of lentils
    2 cups of chopped potatoes
    2 chopped carrots
    3 chopped tomatoes
    1 hot pepper
    1 small onion chopped
    2 gloves garlic chopped
    16 ounces tomato sauce
    1 tsp cumin
    a little beer or sherry
    a little red vinegar
    olive oil
    1/2 cup chopped cilantro
    salt and pepper


Directions

1. Soak and cook lentils till soft. Drain and rinse, set aside.
2. Sautee onions, garlic, hot pepper, and cumin in olive oil. Add beer or sherry.
3. Add potatoes and carrots, cover with water, bring to boil.
4. Add tomatoes and cook till potatoes are soft.
5. Add lentils and tomato sauce.
6. Salt and pepper to taste. (I sometimes add more water or beer if it's too thick, or vinegar if it's too sweet.) Add more cumin or hot sauce if you like it really spicy.
7. Throw in the cilantro, take if off the heat. Serve after a few minutes.


Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHESSDAN.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    yummy!! i'm a vegetarian and this will definitely be added to my recipe book! i cut down on the tomatoes because i have acid reflux but it was still very good - 6/7/09