Coconut Lentil Soup

Serve this lovely, smooth soup with croutons. Recipe originally from the yhteishyva magazine.

Rinse and drain lentils.

Finely chop ginger , onion and garlic clove.

Heat oil in a pot and saut chopped ginger , onion and garlic until softened.

Add turmeric , hot chicken stock , crushed tomatoes and the lentils.

Bring to boil and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.

Puree the soup in a blender until smooth and return to the pot.

Add coconut milk and heat gently.

red lentils, fresh ginger, onion, garlic clove, oil, turmeric, chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, coconut milk