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    Home » Recipes » Lunch

    Easy Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup | Red Lentil Soup

    Published: Aug 29, 2020 · Modified: Sep 16, 2022 by Geetanjali · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Easy red lentil vegetable soup or Masoor Dal Soup with step by step photos: Whether you are looking for a complete meal or just soup to warm you up this easy lentil soup is a nice option to go for. It is hearty, healthy, tasty, and can be consumed at any time of the year. 

    Lentil Soup with Vegetables

    Lentils are an important part of everyday Indian meals. No Indian kitchen is complete without them. Red lentil/masoor dal is basically dehusked, split Lentil, that is red in color. It has the highest protein content than other lentils. 

    Red lentils do not take much time to cook. But before cooking, be sure to soak them in water. Soaking pulses helps to reduce the cooking time and also removes some of the anti-nutritional factors present in them, thereby promoting digestion. However, soaking time varies depending on the pulse used.

    To make this easy red lentil and vegetable soup all you need is red lentils, butter or oil, onion, garlic, carrot, french beans, vegetable stock or water, tomato, lime juice, coriander stem, green chili, salt, and black pepper. You can use chicken stock as well. 

    Along with carrots and onions, you can also add some potatoes in this soup. Additional veggies like cauliflower, green peas and sweetcorn could also be added to perk up the nutritional value. Skip green chili if serving to kids. Use oil instead of butter for a vegan version.

    Serve this lentil soup as it is or pair with your choice of bread and enjoy!

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    Lentil Soup Preparations Step by Step

    • Rinse the lentils and soak them in enough water for 20 minutes. Before rinsing be sure there are no stones or debris. As no one likes to bite at one. 
    • Then rinse thoroughly again until the water appears clear, drain the water and set aside. 
    • Heat butter in a pan. Once the butter starts melting add chopped onion and garlic. Saute over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes or until the onion softens. 
    • Add vegetable stock. Increase the flame to high. Once the stock starts boiling, add lentils, followed by salt, and turmeric powder. Then cover and cook over low-medium flame until the lentils are tender. Stir in between.
    Lentil Soup Making
    • Add carrots, french beans, and tomatoes. Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes more.
    • Add chopped coriander stem and green chili. Stir to mix and turn off the flame. 
    • Lastly, add lime juice and ground black pepper. Stir to mix and check for the seasoning. Add more salt if required. Now cover the lid and let it rest for 5 minutes.
    • Serve hot or warm.
    Red Lentil Soup Steps
    Masoor Dal Soup

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    Easy Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup

    Easy Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup | Red Lentil Soup

    Lentil vegetable soup: A hearty, refreshing, healthy one-pot lentil soup made within 30 minutes with common pantry ingredients.
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    Course: Starter
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: Easy red lentil and vegetable soup, Lentil soup, Red lentil soup
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 3 people
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    Author: Geetanjali

    Equipment

    • Pan with lid

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup red lentils/masoor dal
    • 1 tablespoon butter or oil
    • 1 medium-sized carrot finely diced
    • 6 french beans finely chopped
    • ½ medium-sized red onion finely chopped
    • 1 garlic clove finely chopped
    • ½ medium tomato finely chopped
    • ½ teaspoon green chili finely chopped
    • 2 tablespoon coriander stem finely chopped
    • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
    • Salt to taste
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
    • 1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
    • 2 ½ cups vegetable stock or water

    Instructions

    • Rinse the lentils and soak them in enough water for 20 minutes. Before rinsing be sure there are no stones or debris.
    • Then rinse thoroughly again until the water appears clear, drain the water and set aside.
    • Heat butter in a pan. Once the butter starts melting add chopped onion and garlic. Saute over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes or until the onion softens.
    • Add vegetable stock. Increase the flame to high. Once the stock starts boiling, add lentils, followed by salt, and turmeric powder. Then cover and cook over the low-medium flame until lentils are tender. Stir in between.
    • Add carrots, french beans, and tomatoes. Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes more.
    • Add chopped coriander stem and green chili. Stir to mix and turn off the flame.
    • Lastly, add lime juice and ground black pepper. Stir to mix and check for the seasoning. Add more salt if required. Now cover the lid and let it rest for 5 minutes.
    • Lentil vegetable soup is ready to serve. Serve hot or warm.

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