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Today we are going to make hearty ,tasty, lentil soup.
The following recipe serves for four people.
You will need these ingredients:
35 grams of lentils the small brown type , 4 medium tomatoes, a 100 ml of olive oil,a large
bunch of flat leaf parsley, 2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled, a desert spoon of cumin seeds
or ground cumin, a desert spoon of sweet paprika, 1 tea spoon of hot chilli flakes or powder,
salt and about 1 litre of water.
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You will also need the following utensils: a medium pot with lid, a chopping board, a
large knife, a small knife, a wooden spoon, a colander, and paper kitchen towel.
Step one: rinse and drain lentils place the lentils in a colander and rinse
them well under a cold tap, then drain them giving them a good shake.
Step two: core and dice the tomatoes Now you must cores of the tomatoes then dice
into approximately 1 cm cubes.
Step three: chop the garlic Next chop the garlic finely.
Step four: heat the oil.
Over a medium heat warm the oil and the cooking pot.
Step five: add the chopped garlic Now add the chopped garlic.
Cook the garlic for roughly one minute stirring continuously to stop the garlic burning.
Step six: Now add the cumin seeds to the pan Along with paprika and chilli flakes stir
for 1 minute.
Step seven: add the tomatoes.
Now turn heat up high and stew the tomatoes for approximately 3 minutes.
Step eight: add the lentils Add the strained lentils and stir them in
well.
Step nine: add some water Pour in about 1 litre water into the pan and
bring back the boil and then cover with the pan led.
Turn the heat down to a simmer.
Step ten: simmer and cook Cook for roughly 30 minutes or until the lentils
are soft.
Oh, by the way, do not add any salt at this stage.
Step eleven: rinse, pat and chop Rinse the parsley under a cold top and then
placing a piece of kitchen towel on the chopping board, split the parsley along it discarding
any of the largest stalks and chop coarsely.
Step twelve: add salt and parsley After 30 minutes and the lentils are soft
add some salt to season, chopped parsley and more water if desired.
Step thirteen: Serve immediately Why not drizzle a little olive oil on top
and serve it hot with some some fresh crusty bread?
Your lentil soup is now ready to serve and there you have lentil soup made.
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