Dhal soup (Red lentil soup)

Name: Dhal soup (Red lentil soup)
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 60.00 ml butter; 1.00 onion medium, finely chopped; 2.00 garlic cloves, crushed; 15.00 ml coriander ground; 1.00 cinnamon stick; 5.00 ml turmeric; 5.00 ml cumin seeds; 1.00 ml cayenne pepper; 250.00 ml lentils red; 2.00 Litres stock chicken; 30.00 ml tomato paste; 1.00 lemon juice only

6 servings

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (12)

60.00 ml	butter
1.00	onion — medium, finely chopped
2.00	garlic — cloves, crushed
15.00 ml	coriander — ground
1.00	cinnamon — stick
5.00 ml	turmeric
5.00 ml	cumin — seeds
1.00 ml	cayenne pepper
250.00 ml	lentils — red
2.00 Litres	stock — chicken
30.00 ml	tomato paste
1.00	lemon — juice only

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Method:

Heat the butter in a large saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic until soft. Add all the seasonings and stir-fry for about one minute. Add the lentils, chicken stock and tomato paste. Bring to the boil before reducing the heat. Simmer for about 30 minutes or until the lentils are soft. Season with lemon juice and mix. Serve with fresh bread.
Serves 6.