This ultimate easy, cheap and healthy soup, which is a perfect winter warmer. Let’s cosy up with a bowl of Indian Dahl soup, infused with spices and topped with coriander. This recipe is vegan and is effortless.
Full recipe & video here, if anyone is interested… https://youtu.be/p57xpw-WnDM
Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 15 mins (Serves: 4-6 people).
INGREDIENTS.
300g / 1.5 cups red lentils.
1L / 4 cups veg stock.
500ml water.
1/2 onion.
1x carrot.
1x leek.
1 tbsp tomato puree.
1 tbsp curry powder.
1 tsbp chilli powder.
1 tsp turmeric.
1/2 tsp smoked paprika.
1 tbsp coconut powder or flour.
1-2 tbsp coconut or date sugar/ molases.
10-15g coriander (chopped).
seasoning.
METHOD.
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Place your pan on a high heat and add 500ml of boiled water, then add your dry lentils and boil for 5-8 mins.
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Meanwhile, chop up your carrot, leek and onion into fine cubes.
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Once ready, set your lentils to one side then add 100ml of vegetable stock to your pan and saute your carrot and onions.
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After 3-5 mins, add your leeks and stir through. Bring to the boil on a medium heat, then cover and reduce the heat simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are completely soft and cooked through.
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Add your spices, tomato puree and sugar.
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Garnish and serve.
If you like your soup smooth, use a blender to blitz it as much as you want. If you want it half-blitz so that some texture remains, in this case blitz half the soup until smooth, then return it to the saute pan.
Soup playlist here…
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXObAaEdpysUkEzejUtdOO\_h9zf8-Ex2Y
by HibbertUK