« Home- ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
- 🍳 Cook time: 50 min
- 🍽️ Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 medium Yellow Onion
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Ginger, grated
- 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp Yellow Curry (mild madras)
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 cup dried Red Lentils
- 4 - 5 cups Water
- 5 Plum Tomatoes, chopped
- juice of 1 Lemon
- 1 cup Fresh Cilantro, chopped and lightly packed
- Dried Red Chili’s or cayenne pepper, to taste
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Directions
- Heat oil in a soup pot and saute onions for 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and ginger and saute 5 more minutes.
- Add spices and salt, saute 5 minutes more.
- Add 4 cups of water and stir. Add tomatoes and lentils. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat a bit and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the lemon juice and cilantro and more water if it’s too thick. Simmer 10 more minutes, or until lentils are completely tender. This may take a while.