Curried Red Lentil and Pumpkin Soup

[Diamond_Dog]

I never thought I liked curry dishes, but decided to try this recipe…. and I LOVE it. I made it exactly as written and it looks just like the picture.

Plus it’s so easy!

Might have to seek out more curry dishes …..

https://www.budgetbytes.com/curried-red-lentil-and-pumpkin-soup/

1 yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp curry powder
1 15oz. can pumpkin purée
1 cup dry red lentils
6 cups vegetable broth
1/2 tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Dice the onion, mince the garlic, and grate the ginger. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger to a large pot with the olive oil and sauté over medium heat until the onions are soft (about 5 minutes).
Add the curry powder and continue to sauté for about a minute more.
Next, add the pumpkin purée, lentils, and vegetable broth. Stir to combine.
Place a lid on the pot and bring the soup up to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, turn the heat down to medium-low. Simmer the soup, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
Finally, taste the soup and add salt to taste (about ½ tsp). Serve hot with bread for dipping.

[Duncanpup]

1. Sounds delicious

[Diamond_Dog]

2. It really is.

I was getting tired of the same old soup and thought I’d try something different.

[Sanity Claws]

3. I will make it next weekend

Now that it is fall, I make soup so I can heat something up fast when I come home. It's a great way to get your share of vegetables too. This weekend I will make soup with yellow squash.
Thanks for sharing!

[Diamond_Dog]

4. I really crave soup when the weather gets cold, too.

I hope you like this.

Oh, squash soup … yum. I usually prefer homemade but Panera has an awesome squash soup.

[lisa58]

5. I love this before reading it...

I’ll be back after I read it🤣

[lisa58]

7. Saving...will definitely try this - thank you🌸

[Diamond_Dog]

8. I hope you like it!

And make sure to use red lentils, not the green ones

[Pobeka]

6. Sounds good! An easy variation to consider.

Saute the onions in oil on *med hi* heat until edges are starting to blacken. Turn the heat back to med and splash a little water in the pan to cool it down, add the garlic and ginger and cook a couple of minutes.

Do everything else the same.

I never got Indian food right until I learned you really have to cook the onions until you see the edges starting to blacken.

And I'll bet fresh made curry would also take it up a notch.

Just had red lentils with onions and cabbage last night!

[Diamond_Dog]

9. Thanks!

I’m such a newbie to Indian cuisine!

[fierywoman]

10. Indian cuisine is a-s-t-o-u-n-d-i-n-g -- and very healthy. And very varied.

Try Madhur Jaffrey's cookbooks -- very easy to follow. (She has a recipe for making your own curry powder...)

[Diamond_Dog]

11. Thanks for the tip!