Curry-lentil soup with coconut milk
5min
35min
40min
With bad weather, you often suddenly feel like having a bowl of nice hot soup, but not going out. This recipe for red lentil soup from Ottolenghi contains only ingredients that either have a long shelf life, or that you want to have in the house anyway (onion, garlic, ginger). It is a hearty soup with lots of flavor that is nice and creamy because of the coconut milk. Ottolenghi does not recommend blending the soup, and I agree. Of course, if you do prefer a smooth soup, you can still do so.
There are endless recipes for a curry or dal with lentils and coconut milk. You can think of this recipe for curry-lentil soup with coconut milk as sort of a thin version of dal. While you often want to eat at least a bowl of rice at a curry , this dish does very well on its own.
This recipe is based on the lentil tomato soup with curry and coconut from SIMPLE from Ottolenghi. The dish is also really simple. There is little cutting, it is good to make ahead of time, and will keep in the freezer for about a month. So feel free to make more.
ingredients
for 4 people
- 2 tbspsunflower oil or another neutral vegetable oil
- 1onion finely chopped
- 1 tbspcurry powder
- 1 clovegarlic
- 4 cmginger
- 0.25tspchili flakes
- 150 g
- cilantro stems chopped plus leaves for garnish
- 1 candiced tomatoes 400 grams
- 600 mlwater
- 1tspsea salt
- pepper to taste
- 1 cancoconut milk 400 ml
Preparation
Heat oil in a large thick-bottomed pan. Cook the onion until it starts to brown, about 8 minutes. Stir frequently so it doesn't stick
Add the curry powder, garlic, ginger and chili flakes and stir for a minute. Then stir in the red lentils and cook for another minute
Add the cilantro stems, diced tomatoes, water, salt and pepper and stir well
Stir the coconut milk with a whisk until even. If necessary, save 4 tablespoons for garnish, but it is also no problem to add all the coconut milk at this point
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently 25 minutes
Ladle the soup into a bowl and garnish with the coconut milk (if any) and coriander leaves that have been retained
