Name: Slow Cooker Curried Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic; 2 carrots; 1 white onion; 6 cups chicken stock; 1½ cups green or brown lentils; 1 tbsp Madras curry powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 bay leaves; 2 cups baby spinach; 3 tbsp lemon juice; salt; pepper; cilantro leaves

How To Make Slow Cooker Curried Lentil Soup

A simple and tasty lentil soup recipe with a bit of heat from the curry spices and a hearty feel from the lentils slowly cooking away from the vegetables.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4clovesgarlicpeeled and minced
2carrotslarge, peeled and diced
1white onionmedium, peeled and diced
6cupschicken stock(or vegetable stock)
1½cupsgreen or brown lentilsuncooked, rinsed and picked over
1tbspMadras curry powder
1tspgaram masala
1tspground cumin
2bay leaves
2cupsbaby spinachroughly-chopped
3tbsplemon juiceplus extra lemon slices for serving
saltto taste
pepperto taste
cilantro leaveschopped fresh (for topping)

Instructions

Add the garlic, carrots, onion, stock, lentils, curry powder, cumin, and bay leaves to the bowl of a 4-quart or 6-quart slow cooker, and stir to combine.
Cook on High for 4 to 5 hours or on Low for 6 to 8 hours, until the lentils are tender.
Stir in the baby spinach and lemon juice until combined.
Taste, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve warm, garnished with lots of chopped cilantro and extra lemon slices, if desired.