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Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup is for Soup.

Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup are:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 can chopped tomatoes
180g red lentils (rinsed)
200g canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans) rinsed
2 carrots peeled and thinly sliced
1 onion roughly chopped
1l chicken or veg stock
2 tsp cumin seeds ground in mortar and pestle
1/2 to 1tsp chilli power (to taste)
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

Here is how you make Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup:

1. Heat oil in large pan and add the onions. Saut? for 5 mins. Add the seeds and chilli and cook for further min. Add the carrots, saut? for 3 mins.2. Add the lentils and the stock to the pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins or until carotts are fork tenderand lentils are soft.3. Add the chopped coriander/cilantro. Blend with hand blender or leave to cool slighly and transfer to regular blender. If the soup is too thick, add more stock. Add the chickpeas and gently heat through. Season and serve.Serving Size: Makes 6 bowls of soupNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SKINICOOK.

The nutritional information for Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 122.5

• Total Fat: 3.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 160.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 5.2 g