Gingered Lentil Soup with Brown Rice and Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time1 Hr 30 Min
Ready In1 Hr 40 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
Ingredients
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Carrots | 2 Medium, chopped | |
| Onion | 1 Large, chopped | |
| Ginger | 2 Tablespoon, finely chopped | |
| Garlic | 4 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Ground cumin | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground black pepper | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground allspice | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Water | 8 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 cup brown lentils, picked over and rinsed | ||
| Brown rice | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 12 ounces sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2" chunks | ||
| Salt | 3/4 Teaspoon | |
| Frozen chopped spinach | 1 Cup (16 tbs), squeezed | |
Directions
Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
Add the carrots and onion and cook, stirring frequently, for 6 minutes, or until tender.
Add the ginger, garlic, cumin, pepper, and allspice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add the water, lentils, and rice and bring to a boil over high heat.
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the lentils and rice are tender.
Stir in the sweet potatoes and salt, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
Add the carrots and onion and cook, stirring frequently, for 6 minutes, or until tender.
Add the ginger, garlic, cumin, pepper, and allspice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add the water, lentils, and rice and bring to a boil over high heat.
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the lentils and rice are tender.
Stir in the sweet potatoes and salt, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
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TeniaB says :
We could try this... We would just have to omit the sweet potato and substitute white rice in place of brown... What do you think?
Posted on: 27 December 2011 - 5:02pm
Samina Tapia says :
Hi TeniaB, if you want to make this dish, you need not leave out the sweet potatoes. If you don't have sweet potatoes, you can substitute it with other good substitutions like pumpkin, yams, butternut squash, any yellow/orange winter squash.
You can substitute the brown rice with white rice or barley.
Do let us know whether you tried the recipe and liked it!
Posted on: 11 January 2012 - 10:27am
Samina Tapia says :
Hi TeniaB, if you want to make this dish, you need not leave out the sweet potatoes. If you don't have sweet potatoes, you can substitute it with other good substitutions like pumpkin, yams, butternut squash, any yellow/orange winter squash.
You can substitute the brown rice with white rice or barley.
Posted on: 11 January 2012 - 10:24am
Samina Tapia says :
Hi TeniaB, if you want to make this dish, you need not leave out the sweet potatoes. If you don't have sweet potatoes, you can substitute it with other good substitutions like pumpkin, yams, butternut squash, any yellow/orange winter squash.
You can substitute the brown rice with white rice or barley.
Posted on: 11 January 2012 - 10:23am
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