One-Pot Creamy Vegan Red Lentil Soup

This creamy & feel good red lentil soup is creamy, vegan and easy to make when you are craving some wholesome comfort food. This wholesome and hearty soup is like a warm hug in a bowl. This soup is rich blend of coconut cream, fresh ginger and garlic with few spices. Garnish it with some parsley, jalapeno and red chili flakes for a filling meal.

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IMPORTANT TIPS

Soak lentils for at least 2 hours.
Before blending make sure to cool down soup a little bit before using immersion blender.
Be careful when blending soup as it is very hot.
If you do not have immersion blender you can blend this soup using regular blender. Make sure you do not fill your blender past the maximum fill line.
I have used 4 cups vegetable broth in this recipe but you can adjust the amount based on consistency of soup you like.
For garnish I have use red chili flakes, jalapeno, coconut cream and parsley. But you can garnish with your choice of toppings- croutons, roasted chickpeas, pepitas, crushed black pepper, sesame seeds, pistachios, pomegranate, etc.

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp Olive oil
1 yellow onion
1 cup red lentils
1 jalapeno
2 carrots
1 celery
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
Salt as per taste
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 cup fire roasted tomato
1/4 cup coconut cream
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 cups vegetable broth

Garnish

Coconut Cream
Lemon wedge
Parsley
Red chili flakes
Sliced Jalapeno

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash and soak red lentils for 2 to 4 hours

Chopped all the vegetables- finely chopped onions, sliced carrots, diced jalapeno and diced celery

Heat the oil in large pot on medium high heat. Add diced onions and jalapenos and stir frequently for about 1 to 2 minutes

Add ginger (freshly grated), garlic (minced), salt, paprika and cumin powder. Stir 2-3 minutes or until fragrant

Add diced carrots and celery. Mix everything well.

Add soaked red lentils, fire roasted tomatoes and vegetable broth. Turn the heat to high and bring to boil.

Then reduce the heat to medium high, cover with a lid and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the lentils are fully cooked.

Let soup cool down slightly before blending. Blend soup using immersion blender until creamy OR use a ladle and carefully transfer the soup to high power blender and blend for 1 minute or until creamy. You can make soup more thinner by adding water or broth.