SPICY LENTIL SOUP

A simple soup with lentils, tomatoes, and hot pepper

This is a spicy vegetarian lentil soup. It makes a very good main course or side dish.

You don't have to soak the lentils ahead of time!

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

500 g washed lentils
2 l water
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, sliced
2-4 garlic cloves, diced
500 g diced tomatoes
10 ml cayenne
10 ml chili powder
5 ml cumin
salt (to taste)

Procedure

Put all the ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Cook for about 45 minutes or until beans are tender. Sir occasionally; you will also need to add water during this 45 minutes.

Notes

The spicing can be varied to taste.

Rating

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 15 minutes dicing, 2 hours cooking.
Precision: no need to measure.

Contributor

 
Charles S. Geiger, Esq. 
The University of Texas at Austin, Texas 
cgeiger@ngp.UTEXAS.EDU ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger

Recipe last modified: 22 Apr 86

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