Name: Dhal and carrot soup
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoon garam masala; 5 carrots (600g), chopped coarsely; 2 litre (8 cups) vegetable stock; 1 litre (4 cups) water; 1/2 cup (100g) brown lentils; 1/2 cup (100g) yellow split peas; 1/2 cup (100g) red lentils; 2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh coriander

Ingredients

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1 brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 tablespoon ground coriander

2 teaspoon garam masala

5 carrots (600g), chopped coarsely

2 litre (8 cups) vegetable stock

1 litre (4 cups) water

1/2 cup (100g) brown lentils

1/2 cup (100g) yellow split peas

1/2 cup (100g) red lentils

2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh coriander

Method

1.Heat oil in large saucepan; cook onion and garlic, stirring, until onion softens. Add cumin, ground coriander and garam masala, stirring, until fragrant. Add carrot; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

2.Add stock and the water to pan; bring to the boil. Add brown lentils and peas; reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, 40 minutes.

3.Add red lentils; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until tender.

4.Stand soup 10 minutes, then blend or process half the mixture until smooth; stir into remaining soup in pan. Stir in chopped coriander; serve with a dollop of yogurt and sprinkle with extra chopped fresh coriander, if you like.

Garam masala is a blend of spices based on cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, fennel and cumin, roasted and ground together. It is available from specialty spice shops and major supermarkets.
Note

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