Shorbat AdasRed Lentil Soup
This smooth, warming soup combines lentils, onion, carrot, and garlic with cumin and turmeric, then finishes with lemon for brightness. It is a familiar and comforting Jordanian everyday soup.
Prep
15m
Cook
40m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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Base
- 160gOnion (finely chopped)
- 160gCarrot (finely chopped)
- 10gGarlic (crushed)
- 35mlExtra Virgin Olive Oil
Soup
- 260gLentils (rinsed)
- 1.2lVegetable Stock
- 6gCumin Powder
- 3gTurmeric Powder
- 12gSalt
- 3gBlack Pepper
Finish
- 35mlLemon Juice
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Method
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- 01
Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onion and carrot and cook until softened, then stir in the garlic.
- 02
Add the lentils, vegetable stock, cumin powder, turmeric powder, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until the lentils are very soft.
- 03
Blend the soup until smooth, or leave it slightly textured if you prefer.
- 04
Stir in the lemon juice and warm the soup gently for another minute before serving.
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