Red Lentil Soup

Recipe Ingredients

3 tablespoons	45ml	Ghee
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion - chopped (medium)
12		Peppercorns
4		Bay leaves - crumbled
3 3/4 cups	888ml	Vegetable stock
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Red lentils - washed
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped fresh parsley
3		Dry red chilies - seeded
		Salt
1		/ " piece ginger - ¥grated

Recipe Instructions

Heat ghee over low heat. Add onion and cook til it softens, stirring occasionally. Add peppercorns and bay leaves and cook for 5 minutes. Add stock, 1 c water, lentils, parsley, chilies and salt. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. When soup begins to boil, add ginger and continue to cook and stir for 10 minutes. Serve hot. Lentils should be soft.

Source:
Adapted from Ismail Merchant "Indian Cuisine"

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