Red Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 3 tb Ghee
- 1 md Onion, chopped
- 12 ea Peppercorns
- 4 ea Bay leaves, crumbled
- 3 3/4 c Vegetable stock
- 1/2 lb Red lentils, washed
- 2 tb Chopped fresh parsley
- 3 ea Dry red chilies, seeded
- Salt 1 ea 1/2″ piece of ginger, grated
Instructions
- Heat ghee over low heat. Add onion & cook til it softens, stirring ocassionally.
- Add peppercorns & bay leaves & cook for 5 minutes. Add stock, 1 c water, lentils, parsley, chilies & salt.
- Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. When soup begins to boil, add ginger & continue to cook & stir for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot. Lentils should be soft. Adapted from Ismail Merchant “Indian Cuisine”
