Lentil Curry Soup with Broccoli

Ingredients

  • 3 cups dried green lentils, rinsed and soaked for at least 8 hours, but preferably for 24 hours
  • 8 cups of chicken or vegetable broth
  • 2 leeks
  • 1 sweet onion
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • ~ 1 inch piece fresh turmeric
  • ~ 1 inch piece fresh ginger
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
  • 4 carrots
  • 2 pounds of broccoli (trim before you weigh it)
  • 3 Tablespoons Muchi Curry Powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt + more to taste
  • 2-3 teaspoons lemon juice
  • fresh cilantro
  • optional: 1 serrano pepper
  • optional: 1 cup of filtered water if you want the soup thinner

Makes 1 large soup pot, about 8 quarts

  1. Soak the lentils overnight on the day before you’d like to make the soup.
  2. Chop leeks and onions. Add to a large soup pot with 1 cup of broth and cook on medium heat for about 10-12 minutes. Alternatively, you could saute the leeks + onions in olive oil, and add the broth later. It’s healthier to steam them in the broth.
  3. While the leeks and onions are cooking in the broth, mince the garlic, ginger, and turmeric (and optional serrano pepper). 
  4. Add the minced garlic, ginger, and turmeric (and optional serrano pepper) to the soup pot with the 1 Tablespoon of ground cumin. Cook for about 5 minutes.
  5. While the garlic, ginger, and turmeric are cooking with the leaks and onions, chop the carrots. Add them to the soup pot with a second cup of broth. Cook for about 20 minutes on medium heat.
  6. Finely chop the broccoli while the carrots are cooking. Watch the soup pot while chopping the carrots, as the heat may need turned down a little bit. Add chopped broccoli to the soup.
  7. Rinse lentils thoroughly. Add them to the soup with the Muchi curry powder, the salt, and the rest of the broth (6 cups).
  8. Turn heat on low and cook for about 2 hours. The soup is edible at one hour, but tastes best with longer, slow cooking. If the soup is too thick to your liking, you can add 1 cup of filtered water.
  9. Add lemon juice to the soup immediately before serving.
  10. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.

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