Red Lentil Curry Soup
1 hour
This colourful red lentil soup contains a mix of curry spices and sweet potatoes so it is rather thick and a meal in itself.
MariaZoroza
1 person made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- pinch cayenne
- 3 cups water
- 1 tin (400g) diced tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
- 1 1/2 cups red lentils
- 2 sweet potatoes or kumara, peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:45min ›
Ready in:1hour
- In a saucepan, heat the oil and saute the onion until soft. Add cumin, turmeric, curry powder and cayenne. Saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add 3 cups water, tomatoes, garlic and ginger. Simmer 5 minutes. Add lentils and simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Add water if needed.
- Add the sweet potatoes and simmer 20 minutes until soft. Season with salt and serve sprinkled with fresh coriander.
