Middle Eastern Lentil And Yogurt Soup Food

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.

NON-FAT MIDDLE EASTERN GREENS AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the lentils and drain them in a colander. Put them into a soup pot with the chopped onion, garlic and salt and two quarts of water or broth, bring to a boil, skim any foam off, and cook for fifteen or twenty minutes.
• While the lentils are cooking, wash the greens and remove the stems from the chard or kale if you are using them. Slice the greens in narrow shreds. You should have about four cups.
• Spray a non-stick frying pan or seasoned cast iron skillet with canola spray, place it on the burner and add 1/4 cup broth from the cooking lentils to the pan. Add the cilantro and the greens, cover the pan and allow them to wilt for about five minutes. Scrape the contents of the skillet into the pan with the cooking lentils. Cook another twenty minutes or so, until the soup is thick.
• Stir the lemon juice into the soup and serve.

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 RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place oil in a sauce or soup pot on medium heat.
• After 2 minute put roughly chopped garlic in and saute until they just start to turn brown.
• Add lentils cumin nutmeg and coriander and mix into oil for about a minute Add water and put on high heat until it boils.
• Keep on medium heat for 30 minute Add salt, squeeze lemon and serve piping hot.