We've been eating out lately at 'The Nile' (plug for my favorite Hyde Park restaurant) and adore their lentil soup. Therefore, we decided we wanted to imitate their lentil soup and make our own at home. Well, the result of our lentil soup was not even close the soup from 'The Nile.' Everything about ours was different from color, to taste and consistency. Nevertheless, we can't complain-the soup was easy to make and incredibly flavorful. We will be making it again, maybe with some slight modifications.
Lentil Soup
1.5 cups yellow lentils
6 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1.5 teaspoons cumin
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper
lemon, sliced
Rinse your lentils and add all ingredients to a crockpot (except the lemon). Soak overnight and in the morning cook on low for 8 hours. Serve warm with lemons. I also enjoyed mine with some plain greek yogurt.
Note: You don't necessarily need to make this recipe in a crockpot. You could also try it on your stovetop! The crockpot is simply more convenient and easier for us.
Our recipe was great, but needed some modifications. We did not have the right spices at home so I suggest using cayenne pepper and tumeric instead of curry powder/paprika. Also, if you want your soup to be more like 'dal' and less like 'soup', add more lentils. We will be trying out a 'dal' version sometime in the near future. Don't get me wrong though, this recipe is good as is!
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