Egyptian Lentil Stew Food

EGYPTIAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place 3 cups water, lentils, tomato, carrot, onion, garlic, and chicken bouillon in a stockpot over medium heat; cook until vegetables and lentils are softened, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
• Blend vegetable and lentil mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir 1 cup water, cumin, sea salt, pepper, and coriander into soup; heat over medium heat until warmed.

EGYPTIAN LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Saute the onions in a large pot with the olive oil until the onions are golden.
• Add the water, the lentils, the (optional) soup mix, the Cumin, the Coriander, and the juice from the lemons.
• Cook on medium heat for 1 (one) hour or until the lentils are done, stirring every few minutes.
• Take the pot off the heat, give it a stir, and serve!

EGYPTIAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt butter. Add vegetables, garlic and bay leaf, saute until vegetables are tender.
• Add lentils, chicken stock, tomato, salt and pepper to vegetable mixture. Pour enough water into saucepan to cover.
• Simmer until lentils are tender, approximately 30 minutes. Pour hot soup into a blender and puree. Serve immediately.

EGYPTIAN RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Add the first 5 ingredients to a large pot; cover and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer 15-20 minutes or until the lentils and veggies are tender.
• Take pot from stove burner and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, add the oil; warm over low heat until the oil is hot but not smoking.
• Add in the cumin, turmeric, and salt; cook and stir constantly for for 2-3 minutes or until the cumin has released its fragrance (be careful not to scorch the spices).
• Set spice mixture aside for 1 minute to cool.
• Stir spice mixture into the lentil mixture; add cilantro, stir to combine.
• You can puree the soup, in batches, in a blender OR you can use an immersion blender and blend to desired texture (I like to leave it a little chunky).
• Add in lemon juice; stir to combine.
• Rewarm soup in soup pot; season if needed with salt/pepper.