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Indian split pea soup

About 6 servings


Rinse:
 1 3/4 cups dry yellow split peas

Put peas in a medium large pot.
Add:
 8 cups water or stock

Bring to a low boil, then turn down heat and simmer for 45 minutes,
with pot half covered.

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While peas are cooking, sauté, until lightly brown and tender:
 2 T. sunflower or canola oil
 1 cup yellow onion, diced
 1 1/2 T. garlic cloves, minced (4 to 5 cloves)
 1 T. ginger root, peeled and minced

Add onion mixture to split peas (when peas are finished cooking).


Add to pot, and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes:
 1 1/2 cups fresh kale, chopped. (Or spinach; add after 15 minutes.)
 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
 1/2 tsp. turmeric
 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
salt to taste