Lentil Soup (Myanmar)

Lentil Soup



Original Myanmar Lentil soup does not includes carrot, potatoes and bean vermicelli. But if you want to add, you can. Lentil soup is sweet and tasty. Mostly Myanmar curries go well with the lentil soup.

Ingredients

1 cup of red lentils1 medium carrot, sliced2 large potatoes, peeled, cut into cubes

bean vermicelli – 100 gram (boil in water until cooked)1 large onion, sliced1 tbs of fried onion2 cloves of garlic, sliced1 ts ginger, minced1 bay leave2 ts of salt2 ts of chicken powder1/3 ts tamarind7 cups of water

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a pot. Fry onion, garlic and ginger until fragrant.

2. Add tamarind and stir well for half minute.

3. Add water to the pot and boil it.

4. After the water is boiling, add red lentils, potatoes, onion and carrot, and simmer until lentils are very soft.



1. When lentils are soft, add bean vermicelli, bay leave, salt and chicken powder.

2. Finally add fried onion and served hot.