Soup

Sudanese Shorba (Lentil Soup)

Name: Sudanese Shorba (Lentil Soup)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 250 g Red lentils; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Cumin; 2 Carrot; 1 L Stock; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Lemon

Preparation time: 40 min
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Red lentils — to buy250 g
Onion — to buy1
Garlic — to buy2 cloves
Cumin — to buy1 tsp
Carrot — to buy2
Stock — to buy1 L
Olive oil — to buy2 tbsp
Lemon — to buy1

Preparation

Heat the oil in a pot and sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add the cumin and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Add the rinsed red lentils and the diced carrot.
Cover with stock, bring to a boil then simmer for 20-25 minutes until the lentils are fully broken down.
Blend the soup until smooth and creamy, adjust the consistency with a little hot water if too thick.
Adjust the seasoning, serve with a squeeze of lemon and flatbread.