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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.