Spiced lentil soup

Spiced lentil soup

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Cooking time

Ready in 30 minutes

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Low in fat, but high in flavour, warm up winter nights with this gently spiced soup

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition info

Nutrition

kcalories
198
protein
11g
carbs
31.4g
fat
4g
saturates
0.4g
fibre
5g
sugar
-
salt
0.4g
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Ingredients

  • oil for frying
  • a small piece ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • a pinch chilli flakes
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and grated
  • 150g red lentils
  • 1l vegetable stock fresh, cube or concentrate
  • 1 lime, juiced to taste
  • a small bunch coriander leaves

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  • Tip

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    Fry some bacon pieces until really crisp and serve like croutons or for a rustic Middle Eastern feel add a tin of chickpeas with the veg.

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan and fry the ginger and spices for a couple of minutes. Add the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes more then add the lentils and stock.
  2. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until the lentils are tender. Blend until smooth or leave chunky. Stir through a squeeze of lime juice and serve sprinkled with coriander.

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2007

BBC GoodFood Magazine

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panhead101:49, 28th May, 2013
5

This was lovely with a great depth of flavour and so easy to make. I stirred a tin of chickpeas into the soup after blending which gave it an interesting texture and a protein hit.

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hbewley10:21, 6th Jan, 2013
5

Absolutely love this soup. It has such an interesting flavour and feels really healthy too. Will definitely make again

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johnjustice07:11, 1st Dec, 2012

Just made this for the first time and really enjoyed it. Both my wife and 40 yr old daughter tucked in and found it very pleasant. However both were subsequently "Physiced" as my wife is fond of saying so for those of a delicate disposition - beware.

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laurablint10:25, 12th Nov, 2012
5

An amazing recipe! I was suprised at how delicious it was; the lime is perfect. I used cummin powder, as i didn't have fresh,1tbsp seemed to do the job.

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bonnebouffe02:30, 4th Nov, 2012
5

This is one of the two best red lentil soups I have ever made (the other recipe involves lemon and cumin). I added a larger amount of chili flakes, however, for increased heat.
Delicious!

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kasstog08:45, 6th Oct, 2012
5

Absolutely delicious!!! I was genuinely excited about having my lunch because I knew I had this soup with me! It's so tasty!!

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robot_khamscott03:25, 30th Sep, 2012
5

scrummy! i made a giant batch to freeze so just used larger amounts
. just finished my first bowl and could eat it all over again :D

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cehawes08:50, 16th Apr, 2012
5

It doesn't say how many this recipe serves but I doubled quantities and it served 6 generously for lunch with some crusty bread. Very tasty!

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melanjoy05:10, 4th Feb, 2012
5

I made this after getting back from a wintery walk and its so lovely and warming. I used a fresh chilli instead of flakes and didn't have any lime or coriander but it was still very tasty.

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mclovechild01:21, 23rd Jan, 2012
5

Such a tasty, quick and simple soup! Me and my 2year old son enjoyed it very much. Although I omitted the chilli to suit his palette.

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