Red Lentil Soup

This vegan red lentil soup is so warming. It's a great recipe to make you feel better if you have a cold. It's full of healthy spices and easy to make too!

Course Soup

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 95kcal

Author Corina Blum

Ingredients

½ tbsp cooking oil
1 mild red chilli thinly sliced, seeds removed if you prefer
1 garlic clove crushed
1 teaspoon fresh ginger finely diced
½ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon turmeric
80 g red lentils
10 dried curry leaves
1 teaspoon dried coriander(cilantro) leaf Use a small bunch of fresh coriander if you have it

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Heat a little oil in a saucepan and fry the chilli pepper, ginger and garlic for a minute. Add the spices and continue to cook for another minute
Stir in the red lentils and dried herbs.
Cover with 300ml of water. Bring to the boil then simmer for about 20 minutes till the lentils are cooked and breaking up. If using fresh coriander, stir it in at the end

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

Nutrition

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