Yellow Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 500 g yellow split lentils
• 1 small coffee cup Egyptian rice (about 60–80 g)
• 2 onions
• Cumin (to taste)
• Salt (to taste)
• Parsley (chopped)
• Recipe credit — Yellow Lentil Soup by a friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin Today:
• Esraa Salem Smak
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• For a delicious mushroom soup click the following link: Mushroom Soup

Method

1. Rinse the lentils with the rice and leave them to drain.
2. Sauté the finely chopped onion in a little oil until softened.
3. Add the lentils and rice and stir.
4. Cover the lentils and rice with hot water... bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat to cook through.
5. Add hot water gradually to achieve a loose soup consistency.
6. Add a pinch of ground cumin, a sprinkle of chopped parsley, and salt to taste, and stir.
7. Let the yellow lentil soup simmer for just a few minutes, then remove from the heat and serve.
8. You can add a little lemon juice to the soup or serve it on the side to add at serving, according to preference.
9. Israa Salem Samak
10. To make the delicious mushroom soup, click the following link: Mushroom Soup