spiced carrot & lentil soup
A delicious, spicy blend, packed full of iron and low fat to boot. It's ready in under half an hour or can be made in a slow cooker if you like.
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For spiced carrot & lentil soup
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2 tspcumin seeds
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1 pinchchilli flakes
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2 Tbspolive oil
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600 gcarrots carrot , washed and coarsely grated (no need to peel unless you just want to)
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140 gsplit red lentils
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1 lhot vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
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125 mlmilk, dairy or other
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plain yogurt yogurt and naan bread, to serve
How To Make spiced carrot & lentil soup
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1Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry the cumin seeds and chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aroma. Scoop out about half of the seeds with a spoon and set aside.
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2Add the oil, carrot, lentils, stock and milk to the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have swollen and softened.
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3Blend the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer). Season to taste and finish with a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkling of the reserved toasted spices. Serve with warmed naan breads.
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4TIP: If you want to use a slow cooker... Place half the cumin seeds, half the chilli flakes, the oil, carrots, lentils and 700ml stock into your slow cooker pot. Cover and cook on High for 3 hours until the lentils are tender. Dry-fry the remaining cumin seeds and chilli flakes just until fragrant. When the lentils are done, stir in the milk and whizz up the soup depending on how chunky you'd like it.
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