Lentil Dahl Recipe | Choices Market

Curried Lentil Soup (Dahl)

Lentils are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fibre. Not only do lentils help lower cholesterol, they are of special benefit in managing blood-sugar disorders since their high fibre content prevents blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal.

Recipe - Choices Market Corporate Store

Curried Lentil Soup (Dahl)

Prep Time15 Minutes

Servings8

Cook Time60 Minutes

Ingredients

6 cups Water

1/2 cup yellow split peas

1/2 cup red lentils

1/2 cup green lentils

2 tbsp. butter

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. black / brown mustard seed

1 tsp. turmeric

1 Japanese eggplant chopped into 1 inch pieces

1/2 finely chopped onion

1 tsp. powdered chili peppers

1 tsp. fresh chopped garlic

cilantro to taste

Directions

Combine water, all the split peas and lentils (yellow, orange, green) along with turmeric, eggplant, salt and chili peppers.

Bring to a boil.

In a separate pot melt butter, add onions, cumin, mustard seed and garlic. Cook until the onions become caramelized.

Add to the lentils.

Keep on cooking until it comes to a thick base, consistently beating to crush up lentils to form a nice thick soup.

Cooking time is approximately one hour.

Serve over rice.

15 minutes

Prep Time

60 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

6 cups Water

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1/2 cup yellow split peas

Beans - Peas Yellow Split Organic, 1 Kilogram

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$9.79/kg$0.98/100g

1/2 cup red lentils

Beans - Lentils Red Organic, 1 Kilogram

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$14.42$1.44/100g

1/2 cup green lentils

Beans - Lentils Green Organic, 1 Kilogram

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$12.65/kg$1.27/100g

2 tbsp. butter

Fraser Valley - Creamery Salted Butter, 250 Gram

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$5.49$2.20/100g

1 tsp. cumin

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1 tsp. black / brown mustard seed

Gathering Place - Mustard Brown Seed Organic, 40 Gram

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$6.49$16.23/100g

1 tsp. turmeric

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1 Japanese eggplant chopped into 1 inch pieces

Eggplant - Purple Organic, Fresh, 548 Gram

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$6.02 avg/ea$1.10/100g

1/2 finely chopped onion

Onions - Medium Organic, 215 Gram

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$1.18 avg/ea$0.55/100g

1 tsp. powdered chili peppers

Simply Organic - Chili Powder, 82 Gram

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$9.99$12.18/100g

1 tsp. fresh chopped garlic

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cilantro to taste

Cilantro (Coriander) - Organic, Bunch Fresh, 1 Each

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Directions

Combine water, all the split peas and lentils (yellow, orange, green) along with turmeric, eggplant, salt and chili peppers.

Bring to a boil.

In a separate pot melt butter, add onions, cumin, mustard seed and garlic. Cook until the onions become caramelized.

Add to the lentils.

Keep on cooking until it comes to a thick base, consistently beating to crush up lentils to form a nice thick soup.

Cooking time is approximately one hour.

Serve over rice.

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