Moroccan Lentil Soup

== Description ==
This is a great soup for vegetarians. Moroccan Lentil soup is healthy, nutritious and so easy to make. This recipe serves about 6.
== Ingredients ==
* 2 onions, chopped 
* 2 cloves garlic, minced 
* 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 
* 6 cups water 
* 1 cup red lentils
* 400 g garbanzo beans 
* 400 g cannellini beans 
* 400 g diced tomatoes 
* ½ cup diced carrots 
* ½ cup chopped celery 
* 1 teaspoon garam masala 
* 1½ teaspoons ground cardamom 
* ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 
* ½ teaspoon ground cumin 
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
== Directions ==
# Put the onions, garlic, and ginger in a large pot with a little olive oil and allow it to sit for about 5 minutes.
# Add the water, lentils, chickpeas, white kidney beans, diced tomatoes, carrots, celery, garam masala, cardamom, cayenne pepper and cumin to the mixture and put it on a high heat. 
# Bring the mixture to the boil for about ten minutes then simmer for one hour or longer. It should be taken off the heat when the lentils are soft. 
# Put half of the soup in a blender until smooth and then stir it back into the other half in the pot.
Category:Moroccan Soups
Category:Cannellini bean Recipes
Category:Red lentil Recipes
Category:Chickpea Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Carrot Recipes
Category:Celery Recipes
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