Lebanese food tops the chart of my Favorite Cuisines-They have wide range of food that are vegan -Mujaddhara (apparently it is pronounced as jjadhara-without Mu). It is my comfort food. I make it with brown rice/quinoa. One of my dearest mates got me Lebanese lentils as a gift for my husband’s birthday. It was the best gift ever. 🙂 I made a huge huge batch of mujaddhara and had some lentils left over 🙂 Made this amazing soup called Adas Bil Hamod-it is pretty much Spinach, Lentils & Lemon 🙂 Probably the best soup I have had in a while.
You need:
- Onion-1/2-finely chopped
- Garlic-3 pods-finely chopped
- Spinach -2 handfuls- finely chopped
- Lebanese lentils-(browish green one)-1/3 cup
- Chili powder/Cayenne pepper, Coriander ground & Cumin ground-1/2 tsp each
- Water-4 cups
- Salt-to taste
- Olive oil-2 tsp
- Mint leaves, Parsley leaves-10 leaves each-finely chopped
- Lemon Juice-from 1/2 lemon (more the ‘lemon’y you like)
Method:
- To a saucepan, add oil, add onion and garlic, fry until golden brown, add spinach, mint leaves, parsley, fry until mushy, add washed and rinsed lentils
- Add ground spice powders, salt, water, cover and cook for 30 mins on low heat.
- Once warm, add lemon juice
- Serve Warm as part of a wholesome Vegan Lebanese Platter-Mini-Falafel bites, Spinach Hummus and Mujaddhara
Yum yum….
Thanks Chitra <3
Looks delicious!
Thanks Lauzan 🙂
Sounds yummy! I had planned on making a soup for Sonal as well…I never did. 🙁 Hopefully she will do this again and I will get one done! 🙂 I’m sure she is excited about your soup…a great addition!
Oh 🙁 I’m sure she will understand 🙂 Thanks Lori 🙂
I love Adas, very flavorful recipe 🙂
I made one of my Lebanese student’s mum’s recipe. Amazing it was. 🙂
Awesome Charanya 🙂
Thanks Malar
Your student’s mom has shared amazing recipe. I love your soup bowl:)
Mmmm, looks very tasty. I love adding a bit of acidity to a lentil soup. Either with lemon juice or a little dash of vinegar. Sounds strange but tastes wonderful.
Thanks <3 It is so yummy. Adds an extra kick to it
So comforting! The photos make me hungry for a big bowl of this right now!
Thanks Annie <3