Red Lentil Soup, an Easy and Ready to Hand Starter

  July 10, 2021   Read time 1 min
Red Lentil Soup, an Easy and Ready to Hand Starter
Legumes are an essential part of Iranian kitchen. Almost in every dish you can find a foot print of these important basic elements of food. Lentil is of an exceptional status here. There are different recipes of lentil soup in Iran. Here we present you with the red lentil soup.

This lentil soup defies expectations of how lentil soup should be. It is a regular meal in Iran, especially when people are in a little bit of time crunch. The cooking is painless, easy and fast.

Ingredients:

# 2 cups red lentils, washed

# 8 cups vegetable broth, low sodium if possible

# 3 garlic cloves, chopped

# 1 Tbsp. fresh coriander or parsley, chopped

# 1 Tbsp turmeric

# salt and pepper

تصویر

Instructions:

# Heat olive oil in a pot over or large pot over medium-high heat.
# Add the garlic and stir fry.
# Add the washed lentils and then turmeric.
# Then the broth and heat to a boil.
# Simmer uncovered on low heat for about 20 minutes or until the lentils are cooked through.
# Serve warm with the bread of your choice. Garnish with extra parsley or coriander if you desire.


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