Shorbat Adas

Name: Shorbat Adas
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Yemeni
Ingredients: 1.5 cups red lentils; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tbsp hawaij spice blend; 1 lemon, for serving

شوربة عدس/shor-baht AH-das/

Also known as: Yemeni Lentil Soup

About this dish

A warm, spiced red lentil soup, commonly eaten to break the Ramadan fast.

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Ingredients

🫘1.5 cups red lentils

🧅1 onion, chopped

🌿1 tbsp hawaij spice blend

🍋1 lemon, for serving

Method

Serves 2

Sauté onion until softened.

Add lentils, hawaij spice, and enough water to cover generously.

Simmer until the lentils are very soft.

Blend until smooth, or leave slightly textured.

Serve hot with a squeeze of lemon and fresh bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Shorbat adas is a traditional Yemeni lentil soup, commonly served at the start of iftar meals during Ramadan.

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