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Spiced red lentil and vegetable soup
A delicious soup for when it is cold.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- saucepan
- Knife
- grater
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 carrot roughly chopped
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 2 sticks celery roughly chopped
- 1 sweet potato medium, roughly chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 tbsp ginger freshly grated
- 1 cup dried red lentils
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 can tomatoes chopped
- 1 l water
- black pepper freshly ground
- 1/3 cup reduced-fat natural yoghurt for serving
- 1 tbsp sugar rapidura
Instructions
- Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat2 tsp olive oil
- Add carrot, sweet potato, onion, and celery and cook for 5 minutes, or until vegetables are soft1 carrot, 1 onion, 2 sticks celery, 1 sweet potato
- Add garlic, ginger, lentils and spices, and stir to combine1 clove garlic, 1 tbsp ginger, 1 cup dried red lentils, 2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- Add tomatoes and water and bring to the boil1 can tomatoes, 1 l water
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until lentils are soft
- If soup tastes too acidic, add sugar1 tbsp sugar
- Season with pepperblack pepper
- Spoon into bowls and serve with a spoonful of yoghurt on top1/3 cup reduced-fat natural yoghurt
