how’s your coco – coconut and lentil soup

Soup is always an oasis – in this case an oasis of coconut and lentils. Don’t expect to find this one on a saharan trip, just enjoy finding it on the dinner table.

Ingredients

• chopped medium yellow onion
• cubed peeled medium potato
• 1 cup of stock
• 1 small tin of tomato puree
• 1 ½ cups of red lentils
• 1 zaffir lime leaf
• 2 tins of unsweetened coconut cream
• 8 crushed peeled garlic cloves

Method

1. heat vegetable oil in a stock pot
2. fry the onion and potato gently in the oil
3. add a pinch of turmeric
4. add the stock, bring to a boil
5. add the lentils and cook for 15 min
6. add the lime leaf
7. stir in the tomato puree
8. add the coconut cream
9. Simmer for 30 min, add ½ tsp of MSG
10. mix in the garlic
11. simmer for 5 min
12. season
13. serve hot