Red Lentil Soup

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I tried this after getting a good price on a 2# bag of red lentils. I had to improvise some, as I did not have fresh ginger on hand, so instead of that and added salt, I used 1T of ginger-flavored soy sauce and 1t of ground ginger. I also omitted the garlic and hot pepper, as hubby refuses to eat it. I used vegetable stock instead of water. I had to substitute ground cumin, as I did not have the seeds. I fried the spices in oil until they were fragrant, and added them to the soup with a hefty squeeze of honey. DO NOT OMIT THE HONEY! Hubby loved it! Only reason I did not give it 5 stars was because of all the improvising. I believe the original recipe might have been a bit bland as others have stated. Great recipe, though, and I will make it again, this time trying fresh ginger.

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This was good. I made it because I had pretty much all of the ingredients on hand. I used chicken stock rather than water, extra garlic, and a jalapeno rather than serrano (b/c that is what I had on hand. I also added some lime at the end. Yum!

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I loved it, I used a stick blender at the end, very tasty and filling

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This was not a good recipe as it stands alone. As you can see from the other reviews you have to keep doctoring it up to get any decent flavor. Unfortunately, I made the soup before I read the reviews as it appeared to have "Average 5 star rating" but not really. The star counter must not be working.
It turned out very watery tasting, barely taste the spices we had to keep adding and adding spice and then after a 2 hour process it was ok at best.
If you want an easy 5 star recipe that is delicious from the start find the Thai chicken soup -- mmmmm

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This was ok. I'll use it as a base recipe in the future. NOT a big fan of the cumin seeds; I'll use ground cumin next time.

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awesome. i have a sinus infection and this soup was beyond perfect. i'm definitely making this again. i skipped the parsely and garnished with lime.

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This was my first adventure cooking with lentils. Wow! I love how something so healthy can taste so good! Giving due respect for Indian cooking, I had to modify a little. I used a can of hot Rotel instead of a tomato and serano, used chicken stock instead of water, and went heavy handed with all the spices. Lastly, I prefer the pureed version. Next time I may add more tomato after pureeing to add flavor and texture.

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This dish as written is just okay, so I made a few changes. 1 I used 4 cloves of garlic 2 used 3 cans of chicken broth instead of water 3 added ground coriander 4 used a few splashes of heavy cream to give it more depth 5 pureed the soup. I served it the next day with hot naan (used Aarti's recipe which is the best I've tried and my family is asking me to make more this weekend. Thanks, Aarti!

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Excellent Recipe! I added coriander to this dish and used chicken stock instead of water...delicious.

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Excellent recipe...The flavors are terrific and the ginger provides great depth. I used chicken stock instead of water. I've made it twice and it will be a staple in my soup recipes from now on.