Indian-Inspired Lentil Soup

Name: Indian-Inspired Lentil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive Oil (1 tablespoon olive oil); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 onion, roughly chopped); 2 cloves Garlic (a couple cloves of garlic, chopped); 1 can Plum Tomato (1 can of Italian tomatoes, whole); 2 pieces Chicken Broth (2 boxes of chicken broth (about 2L)); 1 piece Curly Parsley (1 large bunch of curly parsley, washed, stemmed and roughly chopped. And 3 for garnish); 1 cup Lentils (cup about 1 of dried lentil, rinsed and picked over); 1 tsp Garam Masala (1 teaspoon garam masala powder); 1 tbsp Curry Powder (1 tablespoon curry powder (or more depends on your taste)); 0 pieces Red Pepper Flakes (Chili flakes if desired); 0 pieces Lemon (Lemon, sliced)

35 minIndian

Servings10

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Steps

1Heat oil in a big pot over medium heat, add onions and garlic, cook for a few minutes until fragrant but not burnt.
2Add the tomatoes & the juice, mash them up in small chunks with a wooden spoon.
3Add the chicken broth, leaving about half of a box for thinning the soup later.
4Turn heat to maximum, add the parsley and the lentils. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, or until lentils are soft.
5Add the masala, curry and chili flakes half way and mix well.
6Serve with fresh parsley for garnish, with some freshly ground black pepper, and a small wedge of lemon. It really kicks it up a notch (unfortunately I didn't get the lemon when I made this, boo!)
7I put this soup into individual microwavable containers for lunch, and before taking them to work, I would add a bit of chicken broth, because it thickens up quite a lot