Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
3 tbsp. of Vegetable Oil or Clarified Butter (Ghee)
1 medium Onion (chopped)
12 Peppercorns (Saabut Kaali Mirch)
4 Bay Leaves (Tezz Patta) (crumbled)
3 ¾ cups of Vegetable Stock
½ pound of Red Lentils (washed)
2 tbsp. of Fresh Parsley (chopped)
3 Dry Red Chillies (seeded)
Salt (to taste)
(1 ½") piece of Ginger Root (Adrak) (grated)
Directions:
In a pot, heat clarified butter or oil over low heat until well hot. Add onion and cook until they are soft and transparent by stirring ocassionally.
Add peppercorns and bay leaves and cook for 5 minutes. Add stock, 1 cup water, lentils, parsley, chilies and salt. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. When soup begins to boil, add ginger and continue to cook by stirring for about 10 minutes.
Serving Suggestions: Serve Hot Degree of Difficulty: Easy Recipe Category: Soup Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani
