Levant and the Gulf

Shorbat adas

Name: Shorbat adas
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Arabic
Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils rinsed masoor dal (red lentils); 1 large chopped onion; 1 chopped carrot; 2 cloves garlic; 1 1/2 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp plus wedges lemon juice; Salt, to taste; 5 cups water

Red lentils, cumin and a squeeze of lemon. The soup that breaks a thousand fasts.

45 minTime

13 gProtein each

mildSpice

Ramadan's first spoonful2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGulf and Levant iftar style.

The original

265kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

7 gfibresame

45minutessame

The original shorbat adas.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Masoor dal (red lentils)1 cup red lentils, rinsed

Onion1 large, chopped

Carrot1, chopped

Garlic2 cloves

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Olive oil2 tbsp

Lemon juice2 tbsp, plus wedges

Saltto taste

Water5 cups

Method

4 steps

1Soften onion, carrot and garlic in the oil without browning.
2Add cumin and turmeric, stir for 30 seconds, then the lentils and water.
3Simmer until the lentils collapse completely.
4Blend smooth, loosen with hot water if needed, season and add lemon.

Serve it like this

Ladle into deep bowls, drizzle olive oil, dust cumin and serve with lemon wedges and toasted pita squares.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Levant and the Gulf

Shorbat adas

Red lentils, cumin and a squeeze of lemon. The soup that breaks a thousand fasts.

45 minTime

13 gProtein each

mildSpice

Ramadan's first spoonful2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGulf and Levant iftar style.

The original

265kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

7 gfibresame

45minutessame

The original shorbat adas.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Masoor dal (red lentils)1 cup red lentils, rinsed

Onion1 large, chopped

Carrot1, chopped

Garlic2 cloves

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Olive oil2 tbsp

Lemon juice2 tbsp, plus wedges

Saltto taste

Water5 cups

Method

4 steps

1Soften onion, carrot and garlic in the oil without browning.
2Add cumin and turmeric, stir for 30 seconds, then the lentils and water.
3Simmer until the lentils collapse completely.
4Blend smooth, loosen with hot water if needed, season and add lemon.

Serve it like this

Ladle into deep bowls, drizzle olive oil, dust cumin and serve with lemon wedges and toasted pita squares.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Shorbat adas

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Shorbat adas

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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