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Middle Eastern Red Lentil Soup
 
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 16
This recipe is a family tradition that my mother recieved from her mother who recieved it from her mother, all the way back. It is a easy quick soup to make that is very filling and very delicious. Its great with some pieces of bread thrown in.
Ingredients:
1 (1 lb) bag red lentil (mid-eastern type)
10 cloves garlic
4 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons cumin
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon coriander
1/2 cup oil
1 whole lemon
8 cups water
Directions:
1. Place oil in a sauce or soup pot on medium heat.
2. After 2 minute put roughly chopped garlic in and saute until they just start to turn brown.
3. Add lentils cumin nutmeg and coriander and mix into oil for about a minute Add water and put on high heat until it boils.
4. Keep on medium heat for 30 minute Add salt, squeeze lemon and serve piping hot.
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