Soup with lentils and potatoes

Soup can be cooked in chicken or vegetable broth. Lentils are a real storehouse of useful vitamins and trace elements. Its use has a beneficial effect on the condition of both adults and children. Regular use allows you to cope with many diseases and replenish the energy reserves of the body.

Maria

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Water

Lentils

180

Potatoes

Carrots

Ground black pepper

to taste

Salt

to taste

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 23 % 3 g

Fats 0 % 0 g

Carbohydrates 77 % 10 g

58 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 3 hours

Step 1:
Prepare the ingredients. To make soup with lentils and potatoes, we will need: water; lentils (I have red); potatoes; carrots; ground black pepper and salt.
Step 2:
Rinse the lentils thoroughly until the water is completely clean and soak in water for 2 hours. After soaking, rinse the lentils several more times until clean water.
Step 3:
Put the lentils in a saucepan in which the soup will be cooked. Fill with water. Put on fire and bring to a boil. Cook for about 20 minutes over medium heat.
Step 4:
Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes.
Step 5:
Peel and grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
Step 6:
Add potatoes and carrots to the pan. Cook the soup for about 20 minutes until the vegetables are ready.
Step 7:
Add salt and pepper to the soup 5 minutes before the end of cooking. At the end of the cooking period, remove the pan from the heat, cover with a lid and leave for 10 minutes.
Step 8:
Pour the soup on plates and serve to the table. Bon appetit!

This culture has been used as food for a long time. The homeland of beans is the western part of Asia and Southern Europe, it was first tasted in the southeastern part of Asia. Gradually, the beneficial properties of the plant became available to the whole world. The use of lentil-based chowder has been repeatedly mentioned in Biblical legends.
In Russia, the first mention of culture was recorded in the 14th century. At that time, lentils were considered the main product on the table of every Russian. For many years, Russia has been the main producer of beans. However, the demand for the crop was reduced as potatoes spread.
Beans are rich in fatty acids, in particular Omega 3 and Omega 6. Lentils are considered a good source of vitamins B, PP, C and A. Due to their nutritional properties, they can become a substitute for meat products and bread. The presence of tryptophan in the base of beans allows to normalize the work of the central nervous system. In the body, this component is converted into serotonin, which prevents the development of depression, anxiety and bad mood.