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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook lentils in pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain. | 2. Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, parsley, cilantro, ginger, and cinnamon. Saute 5 minutes or until onion is soft. | 3. Stir in tomatoes and saute 5 minutes more. | 4. Stir in broth, chickpeas, lentils, reserved tomato liquid, and 3 cups water. | 5. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. | 6. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 45 minutes or until lentils are tender, stirring occassionally. | 7. In separate bowl, whisk flour with 1 cup water. | 8. Whisk in cilantro, lemon juice and tomato paste. | 9. Add mixture to soup. | 10. Add orzo to soup. | 11. Cook for 5 minutes or until orzo is soft. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lentil	1/2	cup		40.81	8.5239	3.4496	0.2118
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
cilantro	1/2	cup	chopped	1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416
ginger	1/2	teaspoon	ground	0.8	0.1777	0.0182	0.0075
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
tomato	1	can	diced drained	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
vegetable broth	2	cups		324.72	52.644	11.9064	7.6752
chickpea	1	can	rinsed drained	1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
orzo pasta	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
flour	2	tablespoons		72.285	15.8257	1.1751	0.2804
cilantro	1/4	cup	chopped	1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
tomato paste	1	tablespoon		13.12	3.0256	0.6912	0.0752

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