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Red Lentil and Garlic Soup is for Soup.

Red Lentil and Garlic Soup takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Red Lentil and Garlic Soup takes 15 minutes to cook.

Red Lentil and Garlic Soup makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Red Lentil and Garlic Soup are:

1 yellow onion, sliced into long crescents
2 tsp. olive oil
4-5 medium garlic cloves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 cup red lentils, washed and picked through
Fistful of cilantro, washed and chopped
1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
Salt to taste (about 1 and 1/2 teaspoons)

Here is how you make Red Lentil and Garlic Soup:

1. Peel the garlic cloves and cut in half. Place the cut side down and smash by pressing down with the flat edge of the knife. If you?re worried about too many mouthfuls of smashed garlic, alternatively, you can slice half of the garlic cloves called for and smash the other half. (However, I encourage more mouthfuls of smashed garlic ? not less).2. In a small saucepan, heat about two teaspoons olive oil on medium heat and cook the onions for about 3-4 minutes until translucent.3. Add the garlic cloves and continue cooking. The garlic should get translucent ? not browned/golden.4. Push the onions and garlic to the sides of the pan and add the cumin seeds in the middle. Cook like this until the seeds are toasted and fragrant then mix with the onions and garlic.5. Add the lentils, two cups of water* and cilantro. Bring to a rapid boil then cover and reduce the heat to low. After a few minutes, you will need to add an additional cup or two cups of water.6. Cook for about 10-15 minutes covered until the lentils fall apart. Stir in the red chili powder and salt.7. Add more water to make the soup more liquid-y and taste for salt and pepper. Make sure you add enough salt or the lentils will just taste flat.*You can substitute vegetable stock to add even more flavor to the soup, but don?t fret if you don?t have any on hand. There?s plenty of flavor without stock.This recipe comes from the recipe archive at hungrydesi.com ~ check out this WONDERFUL South Asian Vegetarian food site!!Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ERNAFLOWER.

The nutritional information for Red Lentil and Garlic Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 324.8

• Total Fat: 5.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 2,538.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 50.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11.9 g
• Protein: 19.0 g

Red Lentil and Garlic Soup is Indian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Red Lentil and Garlic Soup is Vegetarian