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Easy Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup | Red Lentil Soup
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Easy Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup | Red Lentil Soup

Lentil vegetable soup: A hearty, refreshing, healthy one-pot lentil soup made within 30 minutes with common pantry ingredients.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 3 people
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup red lentils or masoor dal
  • 1 tablespoon butter or oil
  • 1 carrot finely diced, medium-sized
  • 6 green beans finely chopped, French beans
  • ½ red onion finely chopped, medium-sized
  • 1 garlic finely chopped, clove
  • ½ tomato finely chopped, medium
  • ½ teaspoon green chili finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon coriander stem finely chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
  • 2 ½ cups vegetable stock or water

Instructions

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  1. Rinse the lentils and soak them in enough water for 20 minutes. Before rinsing be sure there are no stones or debris.
  2. Then rinse thoroughly again until the water appears clear, drain the water and set aside.
  3. Heat butter in a pan. Once the butter starts melting add chopped onion and garlic. Saute over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes or until the onion softens.
  4. Add vegetable stock. Increase the flame to high. Once the stock starts boiling, add lentils, followed by salt, and turmeric powder. Then cover and cook over the low-medium flame until lentils are tender. Stir in between.
  5. Add carrots, french beans, and tomatoes. Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes more.
  6. Add chopped coriander stem and green chili. Stir to mix and turn off the flame.
  7. Lastly, add lime juice and ground black pepper. Stir to mix and check for the seasoning. Add more salt if required. Now cover the lid and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  8. Lentil vegetable soup is ready to serve. Serve hot or warm.