SPICY RED LENTIL SOUP

Spicy Red Lentil Soup – red lentils, carrots and spices will really warm you up this winter.

Ingredients 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 7 carrots, chopped 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon turmeric 2 teaspoon coriander 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 6 cups vegetable (or chicken) broth 1-15 oz can diced tomatoes 2 cups cooked red lentils (or 1 cup uncooked lentils), rinsed till water runs clear Salt and pepper to taste GARNISH : Greek yogurt, recent cilantro or parsley, lemon juice and red pepper flakes ( optional) Instructions Sauté the onion and garlic in olive oil till soft. Add carrots and sauté till carrots are smooth about 10-12 minutes. Add spices and sauté for an extra 2 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes and lentils and stir to combine. Simmer on low warmth for about 30 minutes till lentils are tender. Blend soup to make it creamy. Serve with a dollop of Greek yogurt, chopped recent cilantro (or parsley), red pepper flakes and recent lemon juice. INSTANT POT: Use uncooked lentils. Manual setting, 15 minutes cooking time, herbal steam release.

Flavorful recipe for Moroccan Spicy Red Lentil Soup comes from Acedarspoon blog. Base of soup is made up of red lentils and carrots with addition of warm spices like cinnamon, turmeric, coriander, cumin and paprika.

Usually it's quickly and simple to make. When I cooked the soup, my lentils have been a little of hard, so they took longer time to cook, however it was all value it. This hearty soup is creamy with out utilizing cream, choked with nutritional goodness, tremendous tasty  and can make a nice lunch or supper.

Today I cooked the similar soup in my Instant Pot. The foods and technique are very similar, besides that I used 1 cup of uncooked red lentils rather of  2 cups cooked ones. For steps 1 and 2, I used Saute putting of the Instant Pot.

If you desire to make use of uncooked lentils while cooking on stove-top, you would possibly have got so as to feature extra broth. For cooked lentils in IP, use much less broth.

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