Yellow split pea and cumin soup

Name: Yellow split pea and cumin soup
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250g yellow split peas, rinsed; 1 onion, chopped; 2 carrots, diced; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1.2l water; 1 lemon, juice only; 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped; 2 tsp low fat cooking spray

A thick, earthy split pea soup warmed with toasted cumin and lemon, cheap and very filling.

Time1 hr 10
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.55 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gyellow split peasrinsed
1onionchopped
2carrotsdiced
3garlic clovescrushed
2 tspground cumin
1 tspground turmeric
1.2 lwater
1lemonjuice only
2 tbspfresh corianderchopped
2 tsplow fat cooking spray

Method

1
Spray a large pan and soften the onion and carrots for 6 minutes.
6 min
2
Add the garlic, cumin and turmeric and stir for 1 minute.
3
Add the split peas and water. Bring to the boil and skim off any foam.
4
Simmer with the lid half on for 45 minutes, stirring now and then, until the peas have collapsed.
45 min
5
Stir in the lemon juice and season well. Mash a little with a fork for a thicker texture.
6
Serve sprinkled with coriander.

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