This fibre-rich red lentil soup with cumin and garlic is great for easing constipation. The fibre in the lentils and carrots helps keep things moving along the digestive tract. Onions, as well as garlic, can help to manage bloating as they are high in prebiotics called inulin, which is commonly regarded as a type of dietary fibre and will increase beneficial gut bacteria.
Red lentil soup with cumin and garlic
This fibre-rich red lentil soup with cumin and garlic is great for easing constipation. The fibre in the lentils and carrots helps keep things moving along the digestive tract. Onions, as well as garlic, can help to manage bloating as they are high in prebiotics called inulin, which is commonly regarded as a type of dietary fibre and will increase beneficial gut bacteria.
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g red lentils
- 1 onion
- 150g carrot
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp cumin seed
- 500ml vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Rinse the red lentils and place in a large saucepan containing cold water.
- Bring the lentils to a rolling boil in a saucepan for 20 minutes. Remove any foam that floats to the top of the water in the saucepan at regular intervals, and drain.
- Peel, slice and dice, the onion, garlic and carrots.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan on the hob to moderate heat.
- Add the cumin seeds to the frying pan for 20-30 seconds or until they are fragrant.
- Fry the onion and garlic until translucent.
- Add the onion, garlic and cumin seeds to a saucepan.
- Add 500ml of vegetable stock.
- Place the diced carrots in the large saucepan and bring to the boil, simmering for around 20 minutes.
- Add the red lentils and cook for a further 5-10 minutes.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with a sprinkling of pumpkin seeds.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 35
