Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Turkish Thick Lentil Soup - 5 pts plus; 45g Carbohydrate; 23g Dietary Fiber

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Turkish Thick Lentil Soup - 5 pts plus; 45g Carbohydrate; 23g Dietary Fiber

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Turkish Thick Lentil Soup

Recipe By :Kamar Goddard, England
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowerCarbs LowFat (Less than 5%)
Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 onion -- sliced
3 garlic clove -- chopped
1 1/2 cups red lentils
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder -- to 1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon chili powder -- to 1/2 teaspoon
3 cups water
1 vegetable bouillon cube
Salt & freshly ground pepper

Cook the onion in a little oil in a large pan until soft but not brown.

Add the garlic, lentils, tomato paste, cumin and chili. Stir round to mix.

Dissolve the bouillon cube in the water and add this to the pan. Stir well.

Simmer the soup until the lentils are fluffy. You can either leave the soup as it is, or use an immersion blender. Adjust the seasoning and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

AuthorNote: I had this at the home of friends who go to Turkey quite often. The taste and richness of the soup is lovely; it is very filling, cheap and easy to make. Adding cumin and chili is my own experiment and it enhances the flavor. Wash the lentils first.

Cuisine:
"Turkish"
Source:
"One World Vegetarian Cookbook by Troth Wells, 2011"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Nov 2011"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 265 Calories; 1g Fat (3.4% calories from fat); 21g Protein; 45g Carbohydrate; 23g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 209mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 903920 0 0 0 0 0 0