I love all kinds of lentils, green, black, red and any and every dish with lentils in them. But if I had to pick, lentil soup would be my absolute favourite. Tasty, healthy and easy to make, what's not to like?
If there's one dish that takes me down the memory lane, it's lentil soup. One of my aunties makes the absolute best lentil soup, and I have the fondest memories visiting her house and eating copious amounts of it lentil i almost exploded. (yep, I went there)
I like to keep this dish simple. It is how it is traditionally anyway, and maybe I'm biased but lentils taste so good that I don't want to mask its flavour by too many spices and herbs. (Although I did go overboard on the chili pepper flakes before I took this photo. I didn't sprinkle them nicely the first time around, and kept adding more to make them look nicer and of course only ended up making it worse) but regardless of a slight decorative mishap, the soup tastes amazing and I strongly recommend it!
Evenly chop the onion, potatoes and carrots and place into a large pot. Add water/veggie stock, red lentils, rice and salt.
Over medium heat, bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, turn the heat to low, cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until the lentils and the carrots are soft and mushy.
With an immersion blender, blend everything until it's smooth. Or if you like chunky soup, serve as is. I like to serve mine with a bit of olive oil and chilli pepper flakes on top. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Directions
Evenly chop the onion, potatoes and carrots and place into a large pot. Add water/veggie stock, red lentils, rice and salt.
Over medium heat, bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, turn the heat to low, cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until the lentils and the carrots are soft and mushy.
With an immersion blender, blend everything until it's smooth. Or if you like chunky soup, serve as is. I like to serve mine with a bit of olive oil and chilli pepper flakes on top. Enjoy!
I’m actually in the midst of making this. Looks intriguing.
Two things I’ve noticed. Onions aren’t on the ingredient list but are mentioned in the directions. Also, rice is included in the ingredient list but not mentioned in the directions.
So sorry! I’ll fix that on the recipe now. It’s 1 onion and you can add the rice along with the lentils 🙂 Hope you enjoy it!
I made this and it was wonderful. I didn’t have any regular potatoes on hand but I did have sweet potatoes. The soup had a rich and vibrant flavor.
Thanks for the recipe. It’s a keeper!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’ll have to try this with sweet potatoes as well, thanks for the tip!