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LENTIL SOUP

Spicy Soup

3/4 Cup (3.5 oz / 99g) Lentils 5 oz (142g) Celery 1 Large Carrot (5 oz / 142g) 1/2 Bunch (1 oz / 30g) Parsley 1 Onion 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil Curry Seasoning Ground Chili Pepper, Salt PREPARATIONS: 1- Grate the onion and carrots. 2- Dice the celery. 3- Mince the parsley. DIRECTIONS: 1- Transfer the lentils to a small pot, add enough water to cover the lentils 1 inch deep. 2- Cover the pot with a lid (leave a crack open for steam to escape). over medium-low heat, simmer lentils for 30 minutes or until all the water evaporates thoroughly and the lentils fully cooked. (Add more water and continue simmering if needed). 3- Fry grated onion in vegetable oil until translucent. 4- Add curry seasoning and ground chili pepper to the fried onions. 5- Stir in diced celery, grated carrot and minced parsley. Allow one minute to fry in between each ingredient. 6- Add a pinch of salt. Pour in enough water to cover all of the ingredients. 7- Cover the pot with lid and simmer for 15 minutes over medium-low heat. 8- Stir in the cooked lentils to the mixture. 9- Stir thoroughly and simmer the mixture for 5 more minutes.

LENTIL SOUP CALORIES & NUTRITION VALUES

Lentil Soup or Spicy Lentil Soup is consider a grade A food. It contains most of essential vitamins and minerals our body need. Soup seems to be the ultimate patient's food and there's proper reason for it. Soup is easy to digest and it's full of antioxidants and minerals. Lentils are rich in antioxidants. They very high in molybdenum, folate, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese. Lentils are known to be a excellent source of Iron. Lentil soup contains very high amounts of vitamin A, vitamin B6 and good amount of vitamin C (more than 22 percent of it). Lentil soup is also very high in dietary fiber (about 7.2g). Lentil soup contains no cholesterol. One serving of Lentil soup (3.5 oz / 100g) has 132 calories (47 calories from fat), 5.2g total fat (1.0g saturated fat), 112mg sodium, 382mg potassium, and 16.4g total carbohydrates (7.2g dietary fiber, 2.9g sugars). One serving of lentil soup has 5.3g protein.