Creamy Spinach-Lentil Soup
Creamy Spinach-Lentil Soup

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, creamy spinach-lentil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Creamy Spinach-Lentil Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Creamy Spinach-Lentil Soup is something which I have loved my whole life.

In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium low heat. Creamy Spinach-Lentil Soup A Chef and A Mom Pune. A warm bowlful of soup is welcome as an evening snack or an appetiser anytime, especially in chilly winters. Wash the lentils thoroughly under running water.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have creamy spinach-lentil soup using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Spinach-Lentil Soup:
  1. Prepare 3/4 cup split yellow lentils
  2. Get 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  3. Make ready 1 -inch piece of ginger (grated)
  4. Prepare 1 large bunch of spinach (washed and chopped roughly, approximately 1/2 pound or 225 grams)
  5. Take 1 Tb olive oil
  6. Take 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  7. Make ready 1 dry red chili (broken in half)
  8. Take 6 cloves garlic (chopped very fine)
  9. Get to taste Salt
  10. Get Half a lime (or lemon)
  11. Get 4 teaspoons thick cream (whisked until smooth​)

How to Make Lentil Spinach Soup Full recipe card is located below. Sauté veggies with spices until veggies are translucent and spices fragrant. Making Spinach Lentil Soup is quite easy as you don't need any special ingredients. All you need is Red lentil, fresh or frozen Spinach, carrot and a handful of spices.

Steps to make Creamy Spinach-Lentil Soup:
  1. Wash the lentils thoroughly under running water. Soak them in enough warm water to cover it for 20 minutes.
  2. Put the lentils into a deep pan and add water – the level should be two finger digits over the top of the lentils. Boil the mixture over medium heat.
  3. Add the turmeric powder and ginger and stir. Cook until the lentils is soft enough to mash. Add more hot water as you cook, if required, to keep the consistency similar to that of a thick soup.
  4. When the lentils is cooked, add the spinach, season with salt to taste, stir and reduce the heat to low.
  5. In another small pan, heat the oil and add the cumin seeds. Fry the ghee and seeds until they stop sizzling, and then add the dry red chili, chopped garlic, and asafoetida
  6. Fry the mixture until the garlic turns pale golden in color. Carefully add this spice mixture to the cooked, simmering lentils. (It will sizzle and might splash so be careful.)
  7. Take off heat and allow to cool a bit
  8. Blend the contents using a food processor to thoroughly blend the mixture until it has a smooth soup-like consistency.
  9. Spoon the soup into large soup bowls. Garnish with a squeeze of lemon and a teaspoon of cream and serve the soup with breadsticks/crusty breads.
  10. Tip: the spices add a nice flavour to this rich and creamy soup. But you can certainly avoid it if not comfortable
  11. Tip: use any type/a combination of lentils of your choice for his recipe. They just increase the consistency and nutrition value of the soup

Making Spinach Lentil Soup is quite easy as you don't need any special ingredients. All you need is Red lentil, fresh or frozen Spinach, carrot and a handful of spices. I prefer using red lentil for soup because it cooks fast. You don't have to cook on low for long hours, neither do you need to soak it. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until onion is tender.

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