Persian Lentil Soup - Shorbat Adas - شوربة العدس | Glen And Friends Cooking

This is our take on a Persian Lentil Soup, in some places it's called Shorbat Adas Lentil Soup or شوربة العدس or سوپ عدس. The background is a local restaurant makes a soup like this, and we wanted to try and re-create it at home. If you can't find the dried lime or lemon, you could replace it with a squeeze of fresh at the end.
Ingredients
30 mL (2 Tbsp) olive oil
1 medium onion, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
5 mL (1 tsp) cumin
5 mL (1 tsp) coriander
5 mL (1 tsp) ground turmeric
2L (8 cups) chicken stock
250 mL (1 cup) red lentils, washed
125 mL (½ cup) rice
3 - 4 dried limes
5 mL (1 tsp) coarse salt to taste


Method:
Heat the oil in a stock pot, to medium high and cook the onions just until they start to brown.
Add in the garlic and cook, just to fragrant.
Add the cumin, coriander, and turmeric - stirring constantly for 35-40 seconds.
Add the lentils and rice, stir to coat.
Pour in the chicken stock, stirring to combine.
Add the limes* and bring to a simmer.
Adjust salt level.
Cover and simmer until rice and lentils are cooked 1- 2 hours.

*Limes are put in whole, but can be pierced depending on how much flavour you are looking for

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