Palestinian Style Red Lentil Soup

Name: Palestinian Style Red Lentil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: ¼ cup olive oil; 1.5 cups red lentils, rinsed clear; 1 onion, chopped; 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp black pepper; 6 cups water; 1 tbsp chicken bouillon paste (optional, low sodium); 1 tsp salt (to taste); ½ cup lemon juice (to taste); sumac, pita bread chips; Pita bread

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Another version of Lentil soup (or shorbet adas) that I grew up with and has such simple ingredients. Warming and necessary during Ramadan!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:01:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories314.6 kcal (16%)

Total Fat11 g (16%)

Carbs42.4 g (16%)

Sugars2.4 g (3%)

Protein13.6 g (27%)

Sodium483.7 mg (24%)

Fiber6 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

¼ cupolive oil

1 ½ cupsred lentils

½ tspground turmeric

1 tspground cumin

½ tspblack pepper

6 cupswater

1 Tbspchicken bouillon paste low sodium

1 tspsalt

Garnish

sumac

pita bread chips

pita bread

Instructions

Step 1

On medium high heat sauté the lentils with olive oil for about 3 minutes. Add the onion and garlic cloves and sauté for another 5 minutes. Mix around the turmeric, cumin, and black pepper for a minute.

Step 2

Pour water. Mix around the chicken bouillon. Bring the soup to a boil. Once at a boil bring the heat down to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 3

Add more water as needed to your desired consistency. Blend smooth. Add salt and lemon juice to taste. Serve hot and top with sumac and pita chips.

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