Recipe: Tasty Egyptian creamy lentil soup with angel hair

Egyptian creamy lentil soup with angel hair. This aromatic and hearty lentil soup is spiced with cumin and coriander for a light, yet filling meal. Blend vegetable and lentil mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. This Lentil soup is a staple in every Egyptian household, every Egyptian family add it's own touches and twists to it, but the basics always stay the same.

Lentil soup was often on the menu; because I was such a picky eater, the only way Mom got me to. Shurbat al-'ads (egyptian lentil soup) More. Arabic Lentil Soup - An Easy,healthy and delicious Middle eastern soup Lentil soup or Chorbat- al-ads is a very popular soup in Middle east region. You can have Egyptian creamy lentil soup with angel hair using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Egyptian creamy lentil soup with angel hair

1. You need 1 cup of red lentils.
2. You need 1 of zucchini.
3. You need 1 of big or 8 baby carrots.
4. You need 1 of tomato.
5. It's 2 of onions chopped -divided.
6. You need 1/4 packages of angel hair.
7. Prepare 2 tsp of salt.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of black pepper.
9. You need 2 tsp of cumin.
10. It's 2 tsp of ground corriander.
11. It's 1 of water.
12. Prepare 3/4 cup of milk.
13. You need 2 tbsp of veg. oil.

This creamy Tomato Basil Soup is loaded with hidden vegetables and is restaurant-quality. A yummy soup that uses my favorite lentils. This is a good and healthy take-to-work lunch. You can puree the soup, in batches, in a blender OR you can use an immersion blender and blend to desired texture (I like to leave it a little chunky).

Egyptian creamy lentil soup with angel hair step by step

1. rinse the lentils well. 4 or 5 times. Add to a large pot. 4 or 5 quart pot is good..
2. peel the skin of the zucchini by running a sharp knife on the skin just enough to remove the skin. cut head off and cut zucchini into 4 peices. Add to pot with lentils..
3. add 8 baby carrots to pot with lentils.
4. add 1 chopped onion and tomato to lentils.
5. add enough water to cover everything in pot, you can add a little over a half an inch above everything..
6. set the pot to medium heat and stir once it boils. leave for about 20 minutes until carrots get soft..
7. uncover pot and leave to cool for 10 minutes. after cooled pour everything in blender and puree..
8. meanwhile wash pot, dry and put 1 tablespoon oil to fry the other chopped onion. stir fry until golden. remove from pot and set aside.
9. add another tablespoon of oil to the same pot, and add angel hair. stir fry until light brown.be ready with the pureed lentils because angel hair darkens fast. once most angel hair is light brown pour lentils into angel hair..
10. add fried onion and spices. Add milk and stir.
11. leave the stove on low and stir every 4 minutes until angel hair is cooked (soft). this will take about 15 to 20 minutes. If soup gets thick add water..
12. enjoy hot with a spoon or dip pita bread into it..
13. as the soup cools it thickens. just heat and add water to thin again..

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