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Fijian Dhal Soup

A vegetarian lentil soup with fenugreek, mustard, vegetables, curry and soy sauce.

This documented Fijian version combines lentils with fenugreek and mustard seeds, garlic, onion, carrot, celery, chili, turmeric, curry and soy sauce. It is made with water and keeps the character of a spiced soup.

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Total time130 min
DifficultyEasy
servings4
Fijian Dhal Soup
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Method

  1. 01

    Soak the lentils

    Put the dried lentils, fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds in a bowl with 1 1/3 cups of water. Soak for 1 hour, then drain and rinse well.

    60 min
  2. 02

    Cook the lentils

    Put the drained lentils in a pot with the remaining 3 1/3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.

    30 min
  3. 03

    Sauté the garlic and onion

    While the lentils cook, heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the chopped garlic and onion and sauté until lightly golden.

  4. 04

    Add the vegetables and chili

    Transfer the garlic and onion mixture to the pot of lentils. Add the crushed dried chili, carrot and celery. Simmer for 15 minutes.

    15 min
  5. 05

    Blend and season

    Blend the soup in batches and return it to the pot. Stir in the salt, ground turmeric, curry powder and soy sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes.

    5 min

Sources and review

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