Middle Eastern
Lentil soup
Lemony shorbat adas, light and warming.
- 30minutes
- 6servings
- 311kcal each
- 16gprotein
Ingredients
The amounts here and inside every step follow this number.
- Masoor daal 375 g
- Onions 1½
- Carrots 1½
- Garlic 4½ cloves
- Cumin seeds 1½ tsp
- Olive oil 3 tbsp
- Lemons 1½
From the cupboard
- Salt and black pepper
- Water: 4 cups for every cup of lentils
What you will need
Medium pot with lid, Stick blender or blender, Knife and board, Ladle
Method
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1
Prepare 6 min
Rinse the lentils. Chop the onion and carrot small and slice the garlic.
In this step
- Masoor daal375 g
- Onions1½
- Carrots1½
- Garlic4½ cloves
Ready when: Everything is chopped and ready.
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2
Soften the vegetables 6 min
Heat the olive oil on medium. Add onion, carrot and garlic with a pinch of salt and cook, stirring.
In this step
- Onions1½
- Carrots1½
- Garlic4½ cloves
- Olive oil3 tbsp
Ready when: Onion is soft and see-through, not brown.
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3
Simmer the soup 20 min
Add the cumin and stir 30 seconds. Add the lentils and water (4 cups per cup of lentils). Bring to a boil, then cover partly and simmer, stirring now and then.
In this step
- Masoor daal375 g
- Cumin seeds1½ tsp
- Waterabout 8 cups (1890 ml) for 2 cups of daal
Ready when: Lentils are completely soft and the carrot breaks when pressed.
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4
Blend 3 min
Turn off the heat. Blend with a stick blender until smooth (or let it cool 5 minutes and blend in batches). Add hot water if too thick.
Ready when: Silky and smooth with no lumps.
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5
Season and serve 3 min
Squeeze in half the lemon, add salt and pepper to taste, warm through and serve with lemon wedges.
In this step
- Lemonshalf — ¾
Ready when: It tastes bright and well seasoned.
Cook Lentil soup from what you already have.
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