This soup uses eye healthy ingredients and easy-to-find pantry items — perfect for the 2020 Quarantine Season ;)
Eye Healthy Ingredients:
Carrots (Beta-carotene)
Tomatoes (Lycopene)
Mung Beans (B Vitamins)
2 cups mung beans (dry) — soak them in water overnight, then drain
3 carrots (diced)
1 large can (28 oz/800 mL) diced tomato
1 can (14 oz/400 mL) coconut milk
2 onions (diced)
3 cloves garlic (crushed)
4 cups water
1 tsp each of salt, pepper, cumin, garam masala, turmeric
Cayenne pepper (to desired spice level) — I added about a 1/4 tsp
1. Heat a bit of healthy oil into a large pot and saute onions and garlic until the onions are soft.
2. Add the carrots and continue cooking for a few more minutes.
3. Add the can of tomatoes, and the spices. Turn up the heat and stir for a few minutes.
4. Add water and mung beans. Bring to a boil. Allow the soup to simmer until mung beans are cooked.
6. Add coconut milk and continue simmering for about 5 more minutes.
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