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Yellow Split Pea and Cocunt Milk Soup is for Soup.

Yellow Split Pea and Cocunt Milk Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Yellow Split Pea and Cocunt Milk Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Yellow Split Pea and Cocunt Milk Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Yellow Split Pea and Cocunt Milk Soup are:

The peas:

* Yellow Split Peas, 2 cup
* Water, tap, 8 cups
* Bay Leaf, 2
* *Cloves, 3
* Butter, unsalted, 2 tbsp
* Onions, raw, 1 cup, chopped
* Turmeric, ground, 1.5 tsp
* *cardamon, 1 tsp
* Cinnamon, ground, 1 tsp
* *Coconut Milk, 1 can
* Lime Juice, 2 fl oz

To finish:

* *Brown Rice, long grain, .5 cup
* Turmeric, ground, .5 tsp
* Paprika, .5 tsp (remove)
* *Cumin seed, .25 tsp
* Pepper, black, .25 tsp
* Yogurt, plain, low fat, .5 cup
* Spinach, fresh, 1 bunch (remove)

Here is how you make Yellow Split Pea and Cocunt Milk Soup:

Soak the peas first.Put the peas in a pot with 2 quarts of water, the ba leaves, cloves, and 1 1/2 tsps salt. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer and cook, partially covered, while you go on to the next step.Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, then add the onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion starts to color and soften, about 10 minutes. Add the spices and 1/2 cup of water from the simmering peas, and continue cooking until both are very soft, about an hour in all. Remove the bay leaves and cloves, then puree. Return the soup to the stove and stir in the coconut milk. Add the lime juice, then taste for salt and season with pepper.To finish, bring 1 cup water to a boil, then add 1/4 tsp salt and te rice. Give it a stir, lower the heat, and cover the pan. Cook until the rice has absorbed the water and is done, about 15 minutes. Combine the spices with the yogurt and set aside.In a separate skillet, wilt the spinach in the water clinging to its leaves, then chop it coarsely. To serve, ladle the soup into bowls, divide the spinach leaves among them, then add cooked rice to each bowl and serve with a spoonful of the spiced yogurt.Makes 8 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BUMP12.

The nutritional information for Yellow Split Pea and Cocunt Milk Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 244.7

• Total Fat: 16.0 g
• Cholesterol: 8.7 mg
• Sodium: 61.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
• Protein: 8.0 g