Chicken and lentil soup

A warming and delicious cool weather soup, this hearty lentil and chicken soup will leave you feeling souper!.

Recipe «Chicken and lentil soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 onion, finely diced, 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 1 large red chilli, seeded and finely chopped, 2 chicken breast fillets , cut into 1cm cubes , 1 tsp ground turmeric, 2 tsp ground cumin, 1 vine-ripened tomato, diced , 1/2 cup brown lentils, 2 tbsp pearl barley, 5 cups chicken stock, Salt & freshly ground black pepper, Juice of 1 lime, 3 tbsp thick plain yoghurt, 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 1 onion, finely diced 
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 
• 1 large red chilli, seeded and finely chopped 
• 2 chicken breast fillets , cut into 1cm cubes 
• 1 tsp ground turmeric 
• 2 tsp ground cumin 
• 1 vine-ripened tomato, diced 
• 1/2 cup brown lentils 
• 2 tbsp pearl barley 
• 5 cups chicken stock 
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper 
• Juice of 1 lime 
• 3 tbsp thick plain yoghurt 
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves 

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a moderate heat. Cook the onion, garlic and chilli for 4-5 minutes or until soft. Add the chicken and stir over the heat to sear. Add the turmeric and cumin and cook for another minute.
2. Add the tomato, lentils, pearl barley and stock to the saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to moderate and simmer for 30 minutes or until the lentils are cooked. Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper. Stir through the lime juice. Serve with a dollop of yoghurt and fresh coriander.