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Here is how this curried red lentil and sweet potato soup goes: Start with a red onion. Thinly slice one half of the onion; then chop the other half. Cube the sweet potato, and chop celery and garlic.

Curried red lentil and potato soup


This soup uses red lentils, which are very popular in Turkish cuisine. A simple bowl of red lentil soup is one of my favorite meals to have when we're in Turkey. This soup combines all the goodness of those Turkish red lentils, along with some curry powder and biber salçası, or Turkish red pepper paste.

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, curried red lentil and potato soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Curried red lentil and potato soup is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It's appreciated by millions every day. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. Curried red lentil and potato soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They're fine and they look fantastic.

Here is how this curried red lentil and sweet potato soup goes: Start with a red onion. Thinly slice one half of the onion; then chop the other half. Cube the sweet potato, and chop celery and garlic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook curried red lentil and potato soup using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Curried red lentil and potato soup:

  1. {Take 1 tbsp of olive oil or coconut oil.
  2. {Get 1 of onion, finely chopped.
  3. {Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
  4. {Make ready 1 inch of fresh ginger, finely chopped or frozen.
  5. {Take 1 tbsp of garam masala.
  6. {Prepare 1 of heaped tsp cinnamon.
  7. {Prepare 1 tsp of cumin.
  8. {Prepare 200 ml of tinned coconut milk.
  9. {Take 500 ml of stock - I used some chicken stock that needed using from the freezer but you could use vegetable stock here instead.
  10. {Make ready 1 of potato, peeled and chopped into chunks.
  11. {Take 1 of carrot, peeled and finely chopped.
  12. {Make ready 1 cup of red lentils.
  13. {Get 1 tbsp of tomato puree.
  14. {Take 1 tsp of mango chutney.
  15. {Prepare 1 of heaped tbsp dessicated coconut (unsweetened).
  16. {Make ready Squeeze of lemon.
  17. {Take 1 tbsp of natural yoghurt - I used thick greek yoghurt. (You could leave this out if you don't have any - it will just be a little less rich and creamy.).
  18. {Prepare of Salt.
  19. {Prepare of Chilli flakes.

The base for this simple curry soup is onion, garlic, ginger, carrots, and potatoes. For the quintessential curry flavor, I relied on my DIY curry powder that I've been putting in everything lately (i.e. Crispy Tofu, Vibrant Green Curries, and Tofu Scrambles). Curry Sweet Potato + Red Lentil Soup.

Instructions to make Curried red lentil and potato soup:

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion, garlic and ginger. Cook for a few minutes until starting to soften..
  2. Add the spices and mix with the onion. Now add the potato and carrot and coat with the spices. Add a little stock (2-3 tbsps) to loosen the spices..
  3. Add the lentils and stir well. Add the coconut milk and 1/4 of the stock and stir well. Bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer. Add the tomato puree, dessicated coconut and mango chutney and stir well..
  4. Cook for 5 minutes with the lid on. Now add the rest of the stock, bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook with the lid on for 25 minutes or until the veg and lentils are lovely and soft. Stir regularly so that the lentils don't stick to the bottom of the pan..
  5. Use a hand blender to blend the soup until smooth (you can serve the soup as it is before blending which will give you more of a thin dahl)..
  6. Add a good squeeze of lemon juice, yoghurt and seasoning and simmer for a few more minutes. Serve in warm bowls with some lovely fresh chunky bread - we had ours with porridge oat bread while it was still warm from the bread maker... Heaven!.

The ingredient list is fairly simple and straight forward. What I really love about this recipe is the addition if a green apple and toasting the curry. Stir and let cook for a few minutes. Finally add in the red lentils and the water. Let soup cool for a few minutes and then blend with an immersion blender or blend in batches in a blender or food processor.

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