Middle Eastern Lentil And Yogurt Soup Recipes

MOROCCAN LENTIL SOUP WITH YOGURT

Steps:

• Remove the stems from the spinach; wash the leaves thoroughly, and pat dry. Cut into thin strips. Set aside.
• Saute onion in olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Add the sliced carrot and garlic, and saute, stirring constantly, until crisp-tender. Add the chicken broth and the next 13 ingredients (up to the salt -- leave out the noodles, reserved spinach, and yogurt). Bring to a boil. Partially cover, and reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
• Stir in the reserved spinach and noodles; cook, partially covered, 7 minutes or until noodles are done. (Depends on the noodles you picked!). Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Ladle soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with a dollop of yogurt.

MIDDLE EASTERN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place pot over medium heat.
• Add olive oil.
• Add onion and garlic. Cook until just starting to brown.
• Add salt and cumin. Stir.
• Add lentils. Stir until mixed well.
• Add 4 cups of water and allow to cook down. About 10 minutes.
• Add remaining water, and lemon juice. Cook another 10 minutes or until lentils are soft.
• Turn off heat, using a hand blender, puree mixture until smooth.

MIDDLE EASTERN LENTIL AND YOGURT SOUP

Steps:

• Sort and clean lentils as suggested on packaging. In a frying pan, heat olive oil and fry chopped onions and garlic. Once the onions and garlic have browned, turn off heat and add finely crushed mint to onions; mix then set aside. Add water, parsley and lentils to a large pot and begin to cook on medium heat. While lentils cook, take a large mixing bowl and add the yogurt and two eggs; mix well then set aside. Once lentils are tender, add egg noodles and cook until noodles are al dente (approximately 7 minutes), then turn off heat. Combining the yogurt mixture to the hot soup must be done with care to avoid curdling. Ladle hot soup into the bowl with the yogurt mixture and stir. Repeat several times until approximately half the pot of the soup has been mixed into the yogurt mixture. Then, slowly pour the yogurt/soup mixture into the pot and stir. Add onions and mint to the soup and stir well. Lastly, add salt, pepper and paprika to taste and reheat soup on very low heat while stirring frequently (do not let soup boil as yogurt will curdle). NOTE: When reheating leftover soup, do not reheat the entire pot; just reheat individual serving sizes and do not heat to boil.

SHAWRBAT 'ADAS MAA BANADOURA (LENTIL AND TOMATO SOUP)

Steps:

• Place lentils and water in a saucepan and bring to boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes.
• In the meantime, in a frying pan, heat oil and sauté onions and garlic until they turn golden brown. Stir in remaining ingredients, except lemon juice, and sauté for another 5 minutes.
• Stir the frying pan contents into the lentils and bring to boil. Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes or until rice and lentils are well-cooked. Stir in lemon juice and serve hot.

MIDDLE EASTERN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan and gently fry the chopped onions for 5 minutes.
• Add the chopped garlic, turmeric and cumin and continue cooking for a few minutes more.
• Stir in the lentils, add the stock and cook for 35 minutes. Stir several times during cooking, especially towards the end, to prevent lentils from sticking to base of pan.
• Toss in parsley, stir in lemon juice and leave to cook for 2-3 minutes more.
• No blending is necessary unless you want it really smooth.
• Serve with chunks of crusty bread.

LENTIL SOUP WITH MINTED YOGURT

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions, carrots and garlic and sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes. Add curry, then lentils and stir 2 minutes. Add 9 cups broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until lentils are tender, adding more broth if soup is too thick and stirring occasionally, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
• Whisk yogurt, mint, cilantro and basil in small bowl to blend. Season herbed yogurt with salt and pepper. (Soup and herbed yogurt can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Bring soup to simmer, thinning with more broth if needed, before continuing.) Ladle soup into bowls. Spoon generous dollops of herbed yogurt atop soup and serve.

MIDDLE EASTERN VEGETABLE AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery. Cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute or 2, stirring constantly. Add broth, water, and lentils and bring to a boil, about 5 minutes.
• Add eggplant to the soup and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes more. Stir in zucchini and tomato and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until zucchini are tender but still bright, about 5 minutes more. Remove soup from heat and stir in lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper.