The modest, in our time undeservedly almost forgotten lentils, fed humanity for many centuries. This product is even mentioned in the Bible, because it was for a bowl of lentil soup that Esau gave his birthright. Lentils - food is cheap, but very nutritious, and if you cook it correctly, you get a dish that is not a shame to serve to the royal table.
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You will need
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- Indian Red Lentil Soup (Dal Shorva)
- 1-1 / 2 cup red lentils;
- 4 cups chicken stock (can be replaced with water);
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder;
- 3 centimeters of ginger root;
- 2 tomatoes;
- 1 cup of milk;
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 onion;
- 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds;
- salt
- pepper;
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro for decoration
Instruction manual
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Before deciding what you will cook, pay attention to the color of the lentils you have. Red, orange and yellow lentils - peeled, it cooks faster and boils. It is customary to cook soups and mashed potatoes from it, they also stew it with various other products, and then it also acts as a thickener. Brown, gray and green lentils are in the shell. It takes longer to cook and retains its shape after cooking. That it is suitable for side dishes and salads.
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Before cooking, the lentils are sorted, removing bleached and deformed beans, washed and dried. Unlike many other legumes, it is not necessary to soak it. Depending on the variety, lentils are cooked from 10 mint to 1 hour.
3
Do not salt lentil dishes before boiling them. Do not add acid (tomatoes or tomato paste, wine). These ingredients only increase cooking time, and salt also makes lentils stiff.
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Indian Red Lentil Soup (Dal Shorva)
Sort, rinse and dry the lentils. Put it in a deep pan. Scald tomatoes with boiling water, remove the peel and chop. Put to lentils and add, turmeric and peeled chopped ginger root. Pour in broth or water and bring to a boil.
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Reduce heat and cook without covering for 10 to 20 minutes. Cooking time depends on how fresh your lentils are - the longer it has been stored, the longer it will cook. When the lentils are soft, remove the pan from the heat and mash the soup with a blender. Add milk and salt, return to heat and simmer over low heat.
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Melt the butter. Peel and chop the onions into small cubes. Put in the pan lx and caraway seeds. Wait until the onion is caramelized - it will turn brown. Serve warm with a generous sprinkle of caramelized onions, peppers and chopped cilantro.
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