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Red Lentil Soup With Coconut Milk ⭐

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Author: Ondra

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Category: Main dish

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📜 Ingredients for ➖ 4 ➕

  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 6 cm piece ginger, peeled, finely grated
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 0.5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 200 g red lentils
  • 400 g can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup coriander
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • 400 g can coconut milk
  • Lime wedges (for serving)

🍲 Preparation

  1. Fry onion, until softened and golden brown, 8–10 minutes.
  2. Add garlic, ginger, curry powder, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  3. Add tomatoes, lentils coriander, a salt, and 500 ml water, season with pepper.
  4. Set aside 70 ml coconut milk for serving and add remaining coconut milk to saucepan.
  5. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until lentils are soft but not mushy, 20–25 minutes.
  6. Season soup with more salt and pepper if needed.