Red Lentil Soup

Non-stop rain encourages many things, one of them being soup. Today, as it rained, I had the pleasure of wearing my thick Mukluk socks while stirring a red lentil soup on the stove top. This red lentil soup may not appear to be the sexiest soup around (see photo below) however, it is warming and quite delicious for any wet day.

• 1 Cup of Red Lentils (washed and drained)
• 2 Cups Water or Vegetable Stock
• A big pat of butter
• 1 Onion Chopped
• 5 Cloves of Chopped Garlic
• 1 Large Chopped Green Chili
• 2 Teaspoons Cumin
• A Handful of chopped Cilantro
• 1 Chopped Tomato
• 1/2 Can of Coconut Milk
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Put the lentils and water or stock in a dutch oven. Bring to a boil then simmer, covered (stir now and again), for about 10-15 minutes until the lentils are soft and mushy.

In a large pan, melt the butter and add the onion until browned. Add the cumin,  garlic and chili.  Cook for about 5 minutes.

Merge the spice/onion mix and the lentils. Add the chopped tomato and simmer for 5 more minutes.

Season with salt and pepper, add the coconut milk and stir.

Top with fresh cilantro, serve with lime wedges, rice or with Indian bread.

Comments

[holler]

I see you are in soup mode, the same as me! I love lentil soup, adding coconut milk sounds good!
I finally got around to making your pizza base and it was great! In fact I am making it again tonight!

http://tinnedtomatoes.blogspot.com/2008/01/deep-pan-pizza.html

[db]

Who says lentils aren't sexy?!

I totally forgot about lentil soup until this post. Again, I read your recipe and exclaim "hey, I can make this!"

Thanks in advance for the yummy dinner tonight.

[Shelly]

DB, I hope the soup turned out delicious! I had a visit to your blog-I too am a fan of William Gibson. Have a great day!

[Shelly]

Everyone should hurry their buns over to Tinned Tomatoes to see Holler's pizza! It turned out great!