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Curried Spinach And Chick Pea Soup

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Soup, Starters and appetizers, Vegetarian
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlVegetable oil
2   Garlic cloves - minced
1   Carrot - grated (medium)
1/4 cup 59mlRaw barley
1   Bay leaf
2 1/2 cups 592mlStock
4 cups 948mlCooked chick peas
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozSpinach - steamed and chopped
1 lb 454g / 16ozZucchini - diced (small)
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlFavorite curry powder
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlThyme
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlCumin
  Salt and pepper
2 cups 474mlStock
2 tablespoons 30mlLemon juice

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil and saute garlic for 1 minute. Add carrot, barley, bay leaf and 2 1/2 c stock. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Puree half the chick peas and add to the pot with the spinach, zucchini and seasonings. Simmer covered for another 10 minutes. Add the rest of the chick peas, the remaining stock and lemon juice. Simmer gently for another 15 minutes until the barley is tender.

Source:
Typed in from a "Feast of Floyd"

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