Spiced Lentil Soup:
Ingredients:
2 onions, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 tomatoes, roughly chopped
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
6 cardamom pods
1/2 cinnamon stick
1& 1/3 cups red lentils, rinsed and drained
3& 3/4 cups water
14 oz can coconut milk
1 tablespoon line juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cumin seeds to garnish
First:
Put the onions, garlic, tomatoes, turmeric, cumin, cardamom pods, cinnamon, lentils, and water into a pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cover for 20 minutes or until lentils are soft.
Second:
Remove the cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Purée the mixture in a blender or do it in the pot using a hand blender.
Finally:
Reserve a little coconut milk for garnish and add the remainder to the pan with the line juice. Stir well and season with salt and pepper. Reheat the soup slowly without boiling. Swirl in the reserved coconut milk and garnish with cumin seeds. Serve hot.
For the grilled Pepper jack cheese sandwich:
Get two slices of bread
Lightly butter both sides
Place a pepper jack cheese slice in between
Make into sandwich and put on pan or electric grill until golden brown on both sides and cheese is melted.
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