Grammy's Kitchen · Lentil Soup · Golden Coconut Lentil Soup
One of 41 lentil soup recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
It ranks #41 of 41 for broth richness among the lentil soup recipes we compared. 164 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 586% | 522% |
| starch add | 163% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 67% | 186% |
| aromatics | 69% | 81% |
| fat | 6% | 9% |
| salt | 4% | 2% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 Tbsp olive oil (or coconut oil) ($0.13) |
| 150 g | 1 yellow onion ($0.32) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic ($0.16) |
| 1 g | 1 inch fresh ginger (about 1 Tbsp grated) ($0.13) |
| 3 g | 1/2 Tbsp ground turmeric ($0.15) |
| 2 g | 1 pinch crushed red pepper ($0.02) |
| 152 g | 2-3 carrots ($0.33) |
| 227 g | 1/2 lb. red or yellow lentils (about 1 cup) ($1.35) |
| 946 g | 4 cups water ($0.00) |
| 383 g | 1 13.5oz. can coconut milk ($0.99) |
| 9 g | 1/2 Tbsp salt (or to taste) ($0.05) |
| 1/3 cup large, unsweetened coconut flakes ($0.16) | |
| 0 g | 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro ($0.10) |
| 370 g | 2 cups cooked jasmine rice ($0.38) |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I read through all the comments before making this recipe. I added the suggested curry, 4 extra garlic cloves, 1/2" fresh turmeric as well as ground, fresh ginger as well as a pinch of ground ginger, two good squeezes of sirachi sauce as well as the red peppe” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made this soup tonight. I used lite coconut milk and still thought the coconut flavor was great. The soup is hearty and filling with the puréed lentils. Topped with toasted coconut and cilantro. I read a comment after cooking this soup that I wish I’d seen bef” — a cook, 4.0★