Shorbat Adas
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Egyptian, North African, Vegan
Shorbat Adas
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Shorbat adas is a vegan lentil soup from Egypt that is prepared with cumin. It is the staple meal of the month of Ramadan.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup red lentils
- 1½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 scallions diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 carrot grated
- 1 large tomato peeled, seeded and diced
- 2½ cups water
- 1 freshly squeezed lemon
- 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro (coriander leaf)
- salt
- pepper
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Instructions
- Pour the oil into a stewpot and heat it over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cumin and brown over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring regularly, then add the grated garlic and mix.
- Brown for 5 minutes over low heat.
- Add the lentils and carrot, mix well again and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato, turmeric and bay leaves and brown over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add the water and half of the cilantro, then cover the stewpot and cook for 25 minutes or until the lentils are cooked through.
- Remove the stewpot from the heat and add the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Stir well.
- Serve the soup as is or mix it to obtain a velvety softness..
- Add the rest of the cilantro before serving.
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