Spiced Bean Soup

==Description==
This authentic Moroccan soup is perfect for vegetarians as a light meal or as an appetizer.
===Ingredients===
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 2 onions, chopped 
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
* 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger 
* 1.5L water 
* 200g red lentils 
* 400g Chickpeas, drained 
* 400g cannellini beans 
* 400g tomatoes, chopped 
* 50g carrots, chopped 
* 50g celery, chopped 
* 1 teaspoon garam masala 
* 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 
===Directions===
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. When it's hot, add the onions, garlic, and ginger. Reduce the heat and stir gently on a medium heat for about 5 minutes. 
Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil for five minutes.
Reduce the heat again and allow the mixture to simmer for an hour, slightly more if the Lentil aren't soft. 
Take the mixture off the heat and leave it to cool for 10 minutes or so.
Put half of the soup in a blender for about 5 minutes, until it is smooth. Then put that back into the pan with the rest of the soup. 
Put the saucepan back on the heat, stirring to make sure it is even, and simmer for five minutes.
This recipe serves 4.
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==See also==
Category:Moroccan Soups
Category:Soups Category:Recipes
Category:Moroccan Recipes
Category:Cayenne pepper Soup Recipes
Category:Boiled Cayenne pepper Recipes
Category:Garam masala Recipes
Category:Lentil Recipes
Category:Cannellini bean Recipes
Category:Cayenne pepper Recipes
Category:Cayenne pepper Recipes
Category:Garlic Recipes
Category:Red lentil Recipes
Category:Olive oil Recipes
Category:Chickpea Recipes
Category:Cardamom Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Carrot Recipes
Category:Ginger Recipes
Category:Ginger Recipes
Category:Garlic Recipes
Category:Celery Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Water Recipes
Category:Cumin Recipes
Category:Meal Recipes
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