Chickpea and red lentil soup
Adapted this soup from a BBC Good Food recipe and it was pretty delicious! And so cheap.
Ingredients
3/4 cup of split red lentils
1 can of chickpeas
1 can of tomatoes
2 carrots chopped
1 red onion
2 teaspoons of cumin seeds
1 teaspoon of chilli flakes
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 teapsoon of ground coriander
850mls of chicken stock
Salt
Pepper
Fresh coriander
Greek yoghurt
Method
Ingredients
3/4 cup of split red lentils
1 can of chickpeas
1 can of tomatoes
2 carrots chopped
1 red onion
2 teaspoons of cumin seeds
1 teaspoon of chilli flakes
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 teapsoon of ground coriander
850mls of chicken stock
Salt
Pepper
Fresh coriander
Greek yoghurt
Method
- Dry fry the cumin seeds and chilli flakes in a pot
- Add the olive oil and onion - fry for 5 mins
- Add the canned tomatoes, stock, carrots, and lentils
- Simmer for 20 minutes
- Add half the chickpeas - make sure they are rinsed first
- Blend the mixture in a blender
- Add remaining chickpeas and bunch of fresh coriander
- Add salt and pepper
- Stir until heated through
- Serve with more fresh coriander and greek yoghurt