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Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk - TheMessyBaker.com

Red Lentil and Coconut Soup

  • Author: Charmian Chrisite
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Category: Legumes and Lentils

Description

This recipe for lentil soup is easy to make and can be as mild or spicy as you see fit. Serve with a salad, slice of bread and piece of cheese for a filling lunch or light dinner.


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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup red lentils
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • pinch red chili flakes
  • 2 teaspoons olive or cold pressed canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon ghee or clarified butter
  • 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 [398 mL] can coconut milk
  • 1 medium lime
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
  • cup chopped dry-cured hot chorizo

Instructions

  1. Rinse the lentils in a sieve until the water runs clear. Drain well and set aside.
  2. In a large pot, heat the oil and ghee over medium heat. Sauté the onion, garlic, ginger and red chili flakes until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the rinsed lentils and cook, stirring for another 5 minutes.
  4. Add the stock, cumin, coriander and turmeric. Increase the heat to high. As soon as the soup boils, reduce the the heat to a simmer.
  5. Simmer, uncovered, until the lentils are tender and the soup has thickened, about 20 to 30 minutes.
  6. Add the coconut milk and a generous squeeze of lime to the soup. Using an immersion blender or a standard blender working in small batches, purée the soup until smooth. Taste and adjust the lime, salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with diced tomatoes and cilantro, and chorizo, if using.

Notes

This recipe is adapted from The Soup Sisters Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes to Warm Hearts…One Bowl at a Time, edited by Sharon Hapton with Pierre A LaMielle. Published by Random House © 2012.

Don’t know how to make clarified butter or ghee? Read this post for details and a recipe.