Lemony Red Lentil Soup
Lemony Red Lentil Soup

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lemony red lentil soup. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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This Lemony Lentil Soup recipe is the BEST! It's full of healthy, fresh and delicious flavors, it's naturally vegan and gluten-free, and so delicious. The recipe itself is actually quite simple.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemony red lentil soup using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lemony Red Lentil Soup:
  1. Prepare 1 cup red lentil (masoor dal), soaked in water for an hour
  2. Make ready 1 tbsp. butter
  3. Get 1 tsp. olive oil
  4. Take 1 onion, sliced
  5. Get 2-3 garlic cloves, sliced
  6. Take 1 tomato, chopped
  7. Prepare to taste salt
  8. Prepare 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
  9. Take 1 tsp. garam masala powder
  10. Take 1 tsp. red chili powder
  11. Make ready leaves few kaffir lime
  12. Take coriander leaves to garnish
  13. Prepare red chili flakes to garnish
  14. Prepare as needed lime juice
  15. Make ready bread sticks / croutons to serve

In a food processor, puree half the lentil mixture until almost smooth; return to the pan and add fresh lemon juice. Drizzle each serving with some of the cilantro purée. Lentils - Split red lentils are best in this recipe (for texture and appearance), but you can use green or brown lentils if that's all you have. They will take longer to become tender though and they won't thicken the soup in the same way as red do.

Steps to make Lemony Red Lentil Soup:
  1. Soak the lentils in water for an hour.
  2. Heat oil and butter in a pan. Fry the onion, bay leaves and garlic till light brown.
  3. Add the tomatoes and all the dry spices. Saute for a minute or two.
  4. Add the soaked lentil and stir fry for a minute.
  5. Then add 3 cups water and the kaffir lime leaves. Pressure cook for 10 minutes on a low flame after the first whistle.
  6. Discard the lime leaves and the bay leaves. Blend into a puree and adjust water accordingly.
  7. Heat through and serve in individual bowls. Garnish with coriander leaves, chili flakes and a dash of lime. Serve hot as it is or with bread sticks / croutons.

If using green or brown lentils I suggest giving the. Red lentils are perfect for weeknights, or whenever you're in a hurry to get a meal on the table. Due to how they're processed, de-husked, and split before packaging, they cook up quicker than any other variety of legumes, although they are slightly lower in fiber than the larger whole. Try this tasty Coconut Lemongrass Red Lentil Soup as a refreshing summer dish. A beautiful, creamy, lemony soup chock full of healthy red lentils and vegetables that will leave you feeling refreshed and full.

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