Spicy Lentil Coconut Soup Recipes

RED LENTIL & COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Tip the lentils into a large pan and add the turmeric, ginger and garlic. Pour in the stock, then cover the pan and simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have softened.
• Pour in the coconut milk, stir in the leeks, cover and cook for 10 mins more.
• Add the spinach and cook just to wilt it, then spoon into bowls and squeeze over the lime juice.

FRAGRANT CARROT, COCONUT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the rapeseed oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole over a medium heat. Cook the onion and celery with a pinch of salt for 8-10 mins until softened. Add the garlic, ginger and all the spices and cook for 1 min more. Stir in the carrots, lentils, coconut milk, stock and curry leaves. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid and cook gently for 30 mins.
• Taste the soup for seasoning, then add most of the fresh coriander and blitz until smooth using a hand blender. Ladle the soup into bowls, then top with swirls of yogurt, the remaining coriander, some extra chilli flakes and a drizzle of oil to serve.

SPICY LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in carrot and celery; cook, stirring often, until vegetables are tender, about 8 more minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper; mix in chicken stock and lentils.
• Bring soup to a boil and reduce heat to low; simmer until lentils are soft, about 20 minutes.

SPICY LENTIL-COCONUT CURRY/SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, simmer lentils in 2 cups water for 30 minutes or until soft. Remove from heat.
• Combine lentils and their cooking liquid with turmeric & salt in a blender or food processor. Blitz 10-15 seconds or until fairly smooth. Return to saucepan.
• Add cilantro, coconut, brown sugar, cumin powder, coriander, cayenne, , cinnamon and garam masala. Stir well. Cover and set aside.
• In a large frying pan or skillet, heat the oil.
• Add hing, seed mixture and hot red peppers. Sauté until the seeds begin to pop. This will only take a few seconds!
• Add the fennel, garlic and jalapeño, sauté until halfway to soft. Add tomatoes, continue sautéing until fennel is soft and tomatoes are hot and beginning to lose their shape. Remove from heat.
• Add fennel/tomato mixture to lentil mixture in saucepan. Stir well. For soup, add the extra 2/3 cup water. Cover and cook on low heat 15 minutes. Remove hot red peppers before serving.

SPICY RED LENTIL COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• heat oil in a large saucepan.
• add onions, spices and garlic and cook until softened.
• add lentils, brith, and water and bring to a boil.
• cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• remove from heat and let it stand for 5 minutes.
• with an immersion blender puree soup until it's smooth.
• (this can also be done in a blender, in batches).
• stir in coconut milk and remaining ingredients.
• serve.