Bulgarian Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups brown lentils
• 1 1/2 onions, chopped
• 5 -6 cloves garlic
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 paprika (capsicum, bell pepper)
• 2 -3 medium ripe tomatoes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs (thyme, mint, etc.)
• 2 green chilies, with seeds (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• 1 tablespoon flour (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place lentils in a pot with ample water, a dash of oil and boil.
• 2 chop carrots and onions and place in the pot.
• 3 chop tomatoes and capsicum and place in the pot approx 15 min after you put the carrots.
• 4 add spices and peeled garlic cloves except fenugreek and garden herbs.
• 5 let cook slowly until the lentils are cooked.
• 6 sprinkle garden herbs and fenugreek, turn off burner and cover with a lid.
• 7 salt to taste.
• 8 serve with sour cream/yoghurt.
• 9 optional:.
• 10 you can also chillify it a bit either by adding green chillies or a tsp of chilli powder.
• 11 for a thicker consistency you can dissolve a tbsp of flour with the soup in a bowl and slowly add 5 min before cooking is finished.