Thai Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup

[sue_h]

sounds like a great recipe and one I'll probably store for cooler months. Silly question. Are the lentils dried or tinned and if dried, did you soak them first? I'm so used to soaking my brown lentils overnight that it's hard to imagine using them and cooking in 20minutes.

[Cuilidh]

Hi Sue - red lentils don't need to be pre-soaked before use (which is why they are so useful to have around), but it's a good idea to give them a good rinse under running water first to get rid of accumulated dust and grime, etc.

[Lellyj]

Thanks for this recipe, it was absolutely delicious!  I used mung dahl or yellow lentils instead of red lentils as I didn't have any red ones so I cooked it a little longer and like you, pureed it, it was so smooth, we loved the texture.  Before I pureed it I added a geneours handful of coriander leaves and I really liked plenty of coriander through it.  I liked the inclusion of lentils as it makes the soup more substantial and nutrious.  Have added lentils to pumpkin soups and made thai sweet potato before but never thought to put the two together!  Thanks again!

[opi2kenopi]

Had this tonight and our family is soooo impressed.  Love another use for the enormous jar of red curry paste that lurks in my fridge and I was able to use up the last of maddy's Thai Dipping Sauce instead of the lime juice, sugar & fish sauce (all in the dipping sauce!).

Will definitely be making this one again, and again, and again...

 

Meant to say that I reduced the water to 520g and then added a 270g tin of coconut milk at the end.  It was still pretty thick, but we like it like that for a main meal.  Makes soup seem more substantial somehow.

[Very Happy Jan]

Glad you are all enjoying this one. It's been so hot in Perth that soup is out of the question for me but DH and I were discussing looking forward to winter soups and stews. Love simple foods

[debetha]

yummy! made it today, didnt have red thai paste but used some nandos moroccan coconut curry  sauce that needed using, skipped the fish sauce, and decreased the sugar. thick & yummy (didnt use extra coconut milk)
def a keeper!

[Halex]

I made this today for us to eat tomorrow. I added some carnation low fat milk and when I tasted  it, the result was yummy.

So making JulieO's rolls tomorrow to eat with this soup

Hally

[cookie1]

We had this for lunch today. Very nice. I used Tenina's chicken stock powder in it and thinned it with water and natural yoghurt.

[MangoJam]

Just made this soup for dinner and it has to be one of the best soups I have ever made !  Thinned it down a little with water and added
about 1/4 can coconut evaporated milk , some fresh coriander and it was delicious. Everyone loved it .

[goldfish]

have just printed this out - a lovely autmumn-ish Sydney weekend and one's thoughts start to turn towards the warming comforts of soup!!  Love the sound of this one!  Thank you VHJ!!

[kaysidk]

ok im new - what is EVOO?
lol i feel silly asking and im sure it will be obvious when you tell me!

[judydawn]

Yes it will kaysidk, extra virgin olive oil. Welcome to the forum.  Why not pop over to the home page and post all about yourself in the Introduce Yourself section so that our members can officially welcome you there.

[Frozzie]

ok im new - what is EVOO?
lol i feel silly asking and im sure it will be obvious when you tell me!

Alot of ppl have askedthat question when they first see it so not to worry 😁

[obbie]

I am making this tonight, just the weather for soup.

[droverjess]

Made this today with a frozen waitrose Thai mix, 1 t Tumeric, 1 t cumin and coriander, and a pinch of chilli powder.
Used 1.5 T creamed coconut and extra water with a squeeze of lime.

2 sweet potatoes, 2 large carrots and a piece of squash.

Very good.