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Lebanese lentil soup
We try to mimic one of our favorite lentil soups from lebanon. Try it yourself!
By Daniel
● Time to make: 25 Min
• Serves: 2
Ingredients / Shopping list:
Easy way to cook Lebanese lentil soup
- Slice onions into small pieces
- Remove peel from garlic, crush garlic clove
- Wash excess starch from lentils
- Add a pan to the stove, medium heat
- Add oil to pan
- Add Onion to pan, bake for a minute
- Add Garlic to pan
- Add curry powder + paprika powder to pan
- Bake for 2 more minutes, stirring regularly
- Add washed lentil to pan, stir for another minute
- Add the water, Add vegetable stock tablet
- Boil the soup for 10 minutes, adding extra water if needed
- Add the 50 grams of rice + optional raisins
- Blend the soup shortly, keep some structure of the rice and raisins
- Slowly boil for another 5 minutes
Pro version
- Add pan to fire, add oil
- Slice onion, garlic, add to pan
- Add spices, vegetable broth, stir, add lentils
- Add water, cook for 10 minutes
- Add rice, raisins, cook another 10 minutes
- Blend shortly, cook for a few more minutes until done
Tips / Plating:
- Add a little coconut cream before blending, it makes another soup
- Add tumuric, parsley for another flavour profile
- Serve with some creme fraiche
- Use mushroom stock to make it more hearty
- Add little acid (lemon juice) to lift it up
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