Curried Split Pea Soup With Fresh Coriander (cilantro)

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 450 g dried split green peas (you can use yellow too, but i find the green peas softer)
• 11 1/2 cups water
• 2/3 cup of chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 shallot, diced
• 1 green onion, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground dehydrated onion (powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot on low heat, warm olive oil with the spices (chili flakes, cumin, curry, corriander, onion powder).
• 2 stir to form paste. do not let the mixture burn!
• 3 add onions, shallots, green onion and garlic. mix so that nothing burns. this will take maybe five minutes.
• 4 add half of the chopped corriander.
• 5 rinse split peas in cold water, drain and add to pot. stir immediately.
• 6 turn heat to high.
• 7 add the water and stir well.
• 8 cover, bring to a boil for 10 minutes then turn heat to medium-low for another 50 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
• 9 add the rest of the cilantro in the last 15 minutes.
• 10 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 11 serve or pack away for freezing.