Red Lentil and Carrot Soup With Coconut for the Crock Pot

"The coconut milk in this recipe creates a nutty and interesting flavor."
 
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Ready In:
8hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
5
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large skillet cook onions in the olive oil until soft.
  • Add garlic, turmeric, cumin seeds, salt and pepper; cook, stirring for 1 minute.
  • Add tomatoes and bring to a boil, breaking them up as you stir.
  • Add carrots, lentils, lemon juice and broth.
  • Spoon mixture into slow cooker; cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours, or low for 8-10 hours.
  • Stir in coconut milk and continue cooking on high for 20 minutes, until heated through.
  • Serve topped with fresh cilantro and several dashes of your favorite hot sauce.

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Reviews

  1. I cooked it on the hob, 2 batches one with coconut, one without. With less stock, it would be great (both ways) as a side-dish for an Indian spread. Absolutely yummers. I would not describe this as 'nutty', not like hazelnuts, peanuts & walnuts are nutty, but it IS interesting. I often have lentils as part of an Indian or vegetarian meal but have not had them with coconut before, I was very impressed!! I am looking forward to more in the winter (I like this cold too); also looking forward to trying the suggestions other reviewers have posted here, lots recommend ginger, I know lots of Indian recipes use quite a lot of ginger with red lentils - my favourite recipe, from an Indian, says to use a 2" cube (for a side serving for 4) without peeling or chopping but discarding afterward. I really liked the lentil/coconut milk combo, thanks.
     
  2. Love this soup! Added more carrot, and used a combo of homemade turkey stock and chicken broth. Only had two garlic cloves, so I added a half teaspoon of garlic powder. Threw in four slices of fresh jalapeño. Used the immersion blender and made some naan-flavored bread in my ABM to go with it. Yum!
     
  3. I love this recipe! I've made it 6 or 7 times in the last couple of months, and it's tons of fun to play with! I'll halve the lentils and add brown rice, or add extra veggies or play with the spices or whatever, and it's amazing every time :) Thank you!
     
  4. This soup was seriously AMAZING. I wished I never had to stop eating it! I cut back the lentils by a half cup, the broth by 1.5 cups and the coconut milk by 1/2 cup in order to reduce the calories, plus I used 5 carrots and extra cumin. I also ran the immersion blender a touch to make it a little thicker. Wow! It was so good! Next time I think I might use a little less broth and then serve it over brown rice.
     
  5. This is delicious! I used 4 carrots instead of 2, and subbed one of the tsp of cumin with curry powder because I didn't have much cumin. I also added about a half a bag of leftover baby spinach. It came out fantastic! Thanks for posting!
     
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  1. This is delicious! I used 4 carrots instead of 2, and subbed one of the tsp of cumin with curry powder because I didn't have much cumin. I also added about a half a bag of leftover baby spinach. It came out fantastic! Thanks for posting!
     

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