Spicy Red Lentil Soup Recipe

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Jesus Jacobs Modified: March 30, 2022
Spicy Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Spicy Red Lentil Soup Recipe

How To Make Spicy Red Lentil Soup

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Heat up your day with this spicy red lentil soup recipe, livened up with the combined spices of cardamom, cayenne, cumin, and curry.

Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

  • 1tspolive oil
  • 1½cupsred onion,chopped
  • Salt and pepper ,to taste
  • 28oztomatoes,diced
  • 1½cupsfrozen spinach,chopped
  • 2cupsdry red lentils
  • 2cupswater
  • 2tspdried basil
  • 1½tspground cardamom
  • 1tspground cumin
  • ½tspground cayenne pepper
  • ½tspcurry powder

Equipments

  • blender or handheld blender

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper.

  2. Mix in tomatoes, spinach, and lentils, then pour in water. Season with basil, cardamom, cumin, cayenne pepper, and curry powder.

  3. Bring to a boil and reduce to low heat. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until lentils are tender.

  4. Transfer the soup to a blender (or use a handheld blender), and blend until smooth before serving.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 280.33kcal
  • Fat: 1.96g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.30g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 0.80g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.59g
  • Carbohydrates: 51.11g
  • Fiber: 9.92g
  • Sugar: 6.54g
  • Protein: 17.89g
  • Sodium: 757.93mg
  • Calcium: 70.90mg
  • Potassium: 883.15mg
  • Iron: 5.47mg
  • Vitamin A: 95.72µg
  • Vitamin C: 26.32mg
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