Red Lentil And Bulgur Soup

Serves:	6
Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Calories Per Serving:	273
Preparation Time:	20 M
Cooking Time:	55 M
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 5 tbsp Butter
• ¾ tsp Cumin Seed
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
• 3 medium Tomatoes
• 4 cups Chicken Broth
• 1 cup dried Red Lentils
• 1/3 cup course Bulgur
• 4 cups Water
• Salt (to taste)
• Pepper (to taste)
• 1 tbsp dried Mint
• ½ tsp Paprika

Cooking Instructions:

• Place a stockpot on medium flame and melt 2 tbsp butter.
• Add cumin, garlic and onion. Sauté and cook till the onion turn soft.
• Blanch the tomatoes and peel them.
• Chop the tomatoes.
• Increase the heat to high and add tomato paste. Stir and cook for 3 minutes till the paste has turned dark.
• Add tomatoes, chicken broth, red lentils, bulgur flour and 4 cups of water. Stir and boil the soup.
• Reduce the flame to low and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Place a small saucepan on heat and melt the remaining 3 tbsp of butter.
• Remove from heat and add in mint and paprika.
• Ladle soup into soup bowls and drizzle the heated butter.
• Serve hot.