Categories: Lentils, Main Dish, Soup
Ingredients
- 5 cups chicken stock or 5 cups water
- 1 cup red lentil
- 3 medium onions
- 750 g sweet potatoes
- 5 garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 cup coriander, chopped (or less to your taste)
- 1 lemon
- salt and black pepper
Directions
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Peel and roughly chop the onions and sweet potatoes – can be chunky.
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Combine with the stock or water, lentils, garlic, cumin, cayenne and turmeric in a pot.
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Cover and bring to the boil. Simmer until the potatoes and lentils are cooked – about 20-30 minutes.
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Puree the soup, adding in the coriander and the juice of the lemon. Add salt and pepper to taste (lots of pepper for me).