Spicy Tomato Lentil Coconut Soup From Saffron Restaurant Food

CURRIED LENTIL, TOMATO, AND COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium. Cook onion, stirring often, until softened and golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, curry powder, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add lentils and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add tomatoes, ½ cup cilantro, a generous pinch of salt, and 2½ cups water; season with pepper. Set aside ¼ cup coconut milk for serving and add remaining coconut milk to saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until lentils are soft but not mushy, 20-25 minutes. Season soup with more salt and pepper if needed.
• To serve, divide soup among bowls. Drizzle with reserved coconut milk and top with more cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
• Do Ahead
• Soup (without toppings) can be made 3 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.

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.

SPICY TOMATO, LENTIL & COCONUT SOUP FROM SAFFRON RESTAURANT,

Steps:

• Slow roast the dry spices in a frypan. Will be very aromatic! Pound in a mortar. (I usually don't bother as I enjoy the taste explosion when you crunch down on a seed!).
• Heat the oil in a large pan, then gently fry the garlic, onion and ginger.
• Add the spices and fry another couple of minutes.
• Add the rest of the ingredients (minus the lentils and fish sauce) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat & simmer for 30mins.
• Blend quickly to break up the tomatoes.
• Add the lentils & simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly until the lentils are cooked. Add fish sauce & serve.

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.

SPICY COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add lemongrass, ginger, red pepper and jalapeno and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the chicken and brown.
• Carefully add stock, coconut milk, fish sauce (if using) lime juice and sugar and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and add snow peas and cook until snow peas are cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Top with basil and cilantro sprinkled over the top. Serve.

SPICY TOMATO AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Lightly brown the onions in the oil. Add the tomatoes, chili pepper, lentils, cumin and basil to the pan along with the water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.
• When the lentils have softened, use a stick blender to puree the soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. For a special touch, put sour cream in a squirt bottle, and squeeze a spiral onto the top of each bowl of soup, and garnish with a sprig of fresh basil.