A very easy recipe to prepare red lentil soup in a hurry.
Ingredients
1 TablespoonOlive Oil
3Chopped Medium Carrots
1Chopped Small Onion
1 TeaspoonGround Cumin
1 Can (14.5 Oz)Canned Diced Tomatoes (I Didn't Have This, So Used Crushed Tomatoes)
1 CanVegetable Broth (14.5 Oz)
3/4 CupDried Red Lentils (Masoor Daal)
1Baby Spinach (5 Oz Bag) (I Used Frozen Spinach)
As Per TasteSalt
As Per TasteGround Black Pepper
As Per TasteGrated Ginger (This Was Not Mentioned In The Original Recipe, But I Chose To Use It Because Red Lentils Especially Has The Reputation To Cause Gas)
Instructions
In a saucepan heat oil and add carrots, onion and cook until lightly browned and tender. Stir in cumin; cook 1 minute.
Add tomatoes, broth, lentils, 2 cups of water salt, ground black pepper cover and cook until lentils are tender. Stir in spinach.
My Notes:
I soaked the lentils before starting to chop the vegetables. I did this because I thought that this will reduce the cooking time and it did. Later only I came to know that soaking the lentils and throwing away the water and then using the lentils aids in easy digestion. Just be sure to throw away the soaking water. Enjoy!