Spiced green lentil soup
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cookbook_challengeSoup adventures! This lentil soup is from Soup Galore by Elizabeth Luard. Most of the recipes in this book have difficult-to-source/expensive ingredients, but this was one of the few basic/accessible ones. I've been meaning to try it for a while.
Ingredients:
2 shallots or 4-5 spring onions, finely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3-4 tablespoons oil
1 1/4 cups green lentils
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon crushed dried chiles
1 large potato, diced
salt and ground black pepper
To make:
1. In a large saucepan or dutch oven, fry the chopped onions and garlic gently in the oil until soft and golden - don't let them brown.
2. Add the lentils and stir over heat. Pour 2 1/4 quarts water and add the spices. Bring to a boil and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add the diced potato, then bring back to a boil and cook gently for 30 minutes more, or until the lentils are soupy and the potato is perfectly soft.
Additions and adjustments:
+ Added a carrot and some smoked sausage
+ Used chili powder instead of crushed dried chiles
This was all right, and it smelled nice, but it was missing a little something-something. I suspect this might be because of the chili powder substitution. Next time I'll see about using cayenne or hot Spanish paprika or something.
Ingredients:
2 shallots or 4-5 spring onions, finely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3-4 tablespoons oil
1 1/4 cups green lentils
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon crushed dried chiles
1 large potato, diced
salt and ground black pepper
To make:
1. In a large saucepan or dutch oven, fry the chopped onions and garlic gently in the oil until soft and golden - don't let them brown.
2. Add the lentils and stir over heat. Pour 2 1/4 quarts water and add the spices. Bring to a boil and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add the diced potato, then bring back to a boil and cook gently for 30 minutes more, or until the lentils are soupy and the potato is perfectly soft.
Additions and adjustments:
+ Added a carrot and some smoked sausage
+ Used chili powder instead of crushed dried chiles
This was all right, and it smelled nice, but it was missing a little something-something. I suspect this might be because of the chili powder substitution. Next time I'll see about using cayenne or hot Spanish paprika or something.
