Curry Soup With Ham

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic (3 fresh cloves chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, sliced and chopped
• 2 tablespoons curry powder (samji) or 2 tablespoons garam masala powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 ham bone (chopped) or 1 cup ham (chopped)
• 8 cups water
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 lb split peas
• 1/4 lb yellow lentils
• 3 large carrots, chopped
• 3 -4 large chopped tomatoes
• 1 large potato, cubed
• 1 cup squash, chopped in cubes

Recipe

• 1 in pot stir fry these ingeredients for 2 minutes:.
• 2 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 3 1 large yellow/ onion chopped.
• 4 1 tbsp garlic ( 3 fresh cloves chopped).
• 5 2 tbps fresh ginger sliced and chopped.
• 6 2 tbsp samji curry powder/ or garam masala powder.
• 7 1 teaspoon cumin.
• 8 1 teaspoon tumeric.
• 9 1 teaspoon corriander.
• 10 then add:.
• 11 ham bone/ or as much ham (chopped) as you want.
• 12 8 cups of water.
• 13 2 bay leaves.
• 14 1/2 lbs mixture of split peas/ red and yellow lentils (or just lentils).
• 15 3 large carrots chopped.
• 16 3 - 4 large chopped tomatoes.
• 17 1 large potatoe / 1 cup squash chopped in cubes (both optional).
• 18 1/2 cup cilantro finely chopped.
• 19 bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour or more, or until the peas are tender.
• 20 serve with hot red pepper flakes/ fresh cilantro on top/ spoonfull of plain yogurt to taste on top.