Thick Indian Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups dry lentils
• 3 cups vegetable broth (preferably cauliflower, but any vegetable broth is fine)
• 4 1/2 cups water
• 1 large tomato
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 -4 dates, pitted
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 1/2 cups evaporated skim milk

Recipe

• 1 in medium soup pot, cook lentils in broth and 3 cups water until tender (usually around 35 minutes).
• 2 allow lentils to cool a little, puree them, and return them to the soup pot.
• 3 puree tomato, garlic and dates and add this mixture to the pureed lentils.
• 4 stir in spices and remaining 1 1/2 cups water, and simmer soup slowly for 20 minutes.
• 5 add evaporated skimmed milk, then heat and serve.