Lentil Soup

Name: Lentil Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup lentils (red or green); 2 tomatoes chopped; 2tbsp cooking oil; 1 onion chopped; 2 green chilli chopped; 1tbsp garlic ginger paste; 1/4 tsp cumin; 1 tsp coriander; 2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 3 bay leaves; 4 cups hot water

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Servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Lentil Soup

lentils (red or green)		1 cup
tomatoes chopped		2
cooking oil		2tbsp
onion chopped		1
green chilli chopped		2
garlic ginger paste		1tbsp
cumin		1/4 tsp
coriander		1 tsp
salt		2 tsp
red chilli powder		1/2 tsp
bay leaves		3
hot water		4 cups

Lentil soup with a side of fluffy white rice! My husband was missing Bengali food so I decided to give it a go and make some daal, which is basically lentils. It only took about 30min to make and was a success!

Steps:

Steps:⁣⁣
1. Soak the lentils in water while you prepare the broth. ⁣⁣
2. In a pot, sauté onions in cooking oil. Add cumin and bay leaves and mix around for a bit. Add in tomatoes and rest of spices and saute for another 2min. Add in washed lentils and fry for about 3min. Pour in hot water (about 3-4 cups) and let cook for 20min.⁣⁣
3. Serve with some rice or with bread! ⁣⁣