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Middle Eastern Lentil Soup
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Middle Eastern Lentil Soup

9 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Middle Eastern Lentil Soup

Known in the Middle East as Chorbat el Ads, this is a 'cooks-itself', hearty, delicious soup.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

484
Calories
43g
Protein
19g
Fat
39g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups of red/yellow lentils
  • 8 cups of chicken/vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • Handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • Juice of half a lemon

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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