Armenian Lentil Soup
Yield
6 servingsPrep
30 minCook
70 minReady
100 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
lentils
dried |
|
| 6 | cups |
vegetable stock cubes
or water |
|
| ½ | cup |
apricots
dried, chopped |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
onions
chopped |
|
| 2 | cups |
eggplant
cubed |
*
|
| 1 ½ | cup |
tomatoes
chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
green bell peppers
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
allspice
ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cayenne pepper
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
paprika
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
parsley leaves
flat leaf, for garnish |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
mint leaves
chopped fresh, for garnish |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
lentils
dried |
|
| 1.4 | l |
vegetable stock cubes
or water |
|
| 118 | ml |
apricots
dried, chopped |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
onions
chopped |
|
| 473 | ml |
eggplant
cubed |
*
|
| 355 | ml |
tomatoes
chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
green bell peppers
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
allspice
ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cayenne pepper
|
|
| 15 | ml |
paprika
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 45 | ml |
parsley leaves
flat leaf, for garnish |
|
| 15 | ml |
mint leaves
chopped fresh, for garnish |
|
Directions
Cook lentils in a large soup or stock pot that has a cover.
Rinse lentils and bring to a boil in stock.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes (Start preparing and cooking the veggies hwile this is simmering).
Add chopped apricots and simmer another 20 minutes.
Cook veggies in a big frying pan that can be covered.
Sauté onion in a bit of water or stock until translucent.
Add eggplant and about 4 tablespoons water.
Stir around and put cover on pan.
Cook on low temp til almost tender.
Add tomato, green pepper, cinnamon, allspice, cayenne, paprika and salt.
Stir.
Cook covered another 10 minutes or until tender.
Mix veggies into lentils and simmer, covered about 15 minutes.
Serve with parsley and mint. I stirred them into each individual bowl of soup so that I could store the unconsumed soup.
