Rich And Spicy Coconut & Red Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons safflower oil
• 2 red onions, chopped fine
• 1 birds eye chile, seeded and finely sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 inch fresh lemongrass, outer layers removed and inside finely sliced
• 1 cup red lentil, rinsed
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon hungarian paprika
• 1 2/3 cups coconut milk
• 3 3/4 cups water
• 1 lime, juice of
• 3 1/2 scallions, chopped
• 1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• naan bread, to eat with soup (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pan and fry onions, chile, garlic and lemongrass for 5 minutes, until onions are softened but not brown, stirring occasionally.
• 2 add lentils and spices to the pan.
• 3 add the coconut milk and water and stir.
• 4 bring to a boil, stir, and then reduce heat. allow mixture to simmer for 45 minutes until lentils are nice and soft, almost mushy.
• 5 add the lime juice, scallions and cilantro, reserving a bit of each for garnish.
• 6 season with salt and pepper and ladle into your favorite soup bowls!
• 7 garnish and serve hot with naan!