Curried Lentils with Carrots
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 2 celery ribs diced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 28- ounce can of diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- 1.5 teaspoons chili powder or more, for more spice
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1.5 cup lentils
- 2 13.6oz cans lite coconut milk
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 large carrot
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat.
?Once the oil is shimmering, add the onion, celery, garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until the onion has softened, 3-5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander, chili powder, and ginger, and stir well to combine.
?Add the lentils, coconut milk, and broth and stir to combine well. Season with salt. Cover and bring to a boil.
?Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and let cook for 20 minutes or until lentils are tender.
?While the soup simmers, peel and spiralize the carrots using Blade D and trim the noodles. Set the noodles aside.
After the soup has cooked for 20 minutes, place half of the soup in a blender and puree until smooth. Add the puree back into the pot along with the spiralized carrots, stir to combine and let cook for 5 minutes more or until carrot noodles soften.
?Serve.