
RED OR ORANGE LENTIL SOUP RECIPE
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Preparation - Easy; Prep: 20 - Cook: 40
Serves 4
A simple, delicious soup for any season.
INGREDIENTS:- 2 cups Red (orange) lentils or dahl
- 7 cups water
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 3 TBSP olive oil
- 2 TBSP or more ground cumin
- 1 bay leaf broken in 2 or 3 pieces
- Salt
- 1/3 cup lemon juice or to taste
- cilantro (optional) chopped

METHOD:
- Peel and chop onion.
- In a large saucepan heat olive oil.
- Add onions and sauté till transparent. About 5 minutes.
- Rinse off lentils and quickly place in large saucepan with water (otherwise lentils tend to clump).
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat till you have a gentle simmer.
- Add the cumin and the bay leaf.
- Simmer for approximately 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
- You might need to add water to keep mixture "soupy".
- Taste, and cook till lentils are tender.
- Add lemon juice and salt.
- Simmer a few minutes more.
- Serve.
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