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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Middle Eastern >> Egyptian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat 1 tbls. oil in heavy pot on medium high heat. | 2. Saute zucchini and red pepper for about 5 minutes till slightly softened. Set aside. | 3. Saute onion and garlic until softened in remaining 1 tbls. of oil. | 4. Stir in split peas,zucchini and red pepper, ginger, cumin, coriander, and brown sugar and coat with onion/garlic mixture. | 5. Add lemon slices, stock, tomatoes, cayenne, salt and pepper (you can add salt and pepper later, but I like to put it in now). | 6. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low, cover pot and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until peas are tender. | 7. If you like your soup thin, add more stock. | 8. Take the pot off the burner, discard lemon slices (if rind was left on), and puree soup in blender or food processor. | 9. Season if you have not already added the salt and pepper. | 10. Sprinkle with coriander (cilantro leaves). Alternatively, you can add the cilantro before you put the soup in the food processor. | 11. Serve with a dollop of sour cream. | 12. This recipe may be doubled. | 13. Enjoy! | 14. For a variation, substitute lentils for split peas. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
zucchini	1/2	cup	chopped	10.54	1.9282	0.7502	0.1984
red pepper	1/2	cup	chopped	30.0	6.6075	1.4025	0.33
pea green	1	cup	rinsed soaked split	117.45	20.9525	7.859	0.58
ginger	2	teaspoons	minced	3.2	0.7108	0.0728	0.03
cumin	2	teaspoons	ground	15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
coriander	2	teaspoons	ground	10.728	1.9796	0.4453	0.6397
brown sugar	2	tablespoons		68.4	17.6562	0.0216	0.0
water	5	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon	2	slices		-	-	-	-
tomato sauce	1	cup	pureed	-	-	-	-
cayenne	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
cilantro	4	tablespoons	chopped	0.92	0.1468	0.0852	0.0208
cream			sour	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.