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'''Method'''
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#In large pot, sauté onions, garlic and ginger in olive oil for about 5 minutes.
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#Add the water, lentils, chickpeas, cannellini beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery, garam masala, cardamom, cayenne pepper and cumin. Bring to the boil for a few minutes then simmer for 1 to 1½ hours or longer, until the lentils are tender.
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#Purée half the soup in a food processor or blender. Return the puréed soup to the pot, stir and serve.

Revision as of 17:49, 12 October 2015

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated root ginger
  • 1.5L (2½ pints) water
  • 200g (7 oz) red lentils
  • 1 (400g) tin chickpeas, drained
  • 1 (400g) tin cannellini beans
  • 1 (400g) tin chopped tomatoes
  • 3 carrots, diced
  • 3 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin


Method


#In large pot, sauté onions, garlic and ginger in olive oil for about 5 minutes.
  1. Add the water, lentils, chickpeas, cannellini beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery, garam masala, cardamom, cayenne pepper and cumin. Bring to the boil for a few minutes then simmer for 1 to 1½ hours or longer, until the lentils are tender.
  2. Purée half the soup in a food processor or blender. Return the puréed soup to the pot, stir and serve.