I love to add little toppings when serving soup to kids. I have fond memories, from when I was a kid, crumbling oatcakes on top of my soup or tearing bread up and piling it into my soup. It just made it more interesting and so now I like to add something to every soup I serve to Finn. I’ve added apple sticks to this Butternut Squash and Apple Soup, parmesan to this Zucchini Soup and I absolutely loved adding Baked Chickpeas to a range of soups.
This Curried Lentil and Coconut Soup is quite thick so if you like a thinner soup add a little more stock before pureeing. The curry powder you use can also greatly change the flavour of the soup. Have a look at the ingredient lists of the powder you buy. Some can contain a lot of salt, which you want to avoid for young kids. Some also contain added sugar which I personally avoid.
Curried Lentil and Coconut Soup
A mildly spiced soup with delicious sweet toppings to complement the spice.
Ingredients
- 25g (2 tbsp) butter
- 1 onion (brown or white), finely chopped
- 3 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp mild curry powder
- 130g (1 cup) red split lentils
- 1 litre (4 cups) Vegetable or chicken stock (broth) * See Note 1
- 400g (1 can) coconut milk
- Desiccated Coconut & raisins to top (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the butter in pan. Add the onion and carrots and cook on a medium / low heat until softened. (around 10 mins)
- Add the curry powder and cook, continually stirring, for a further minute.
Add the lentils, stock and coconut milk and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes (until the lentils are tender)
- Puree and serve.
Recipe Notes
- If serving to a baby / young child reduce the sodium levels by using home made stock (broth), low sodium stock or mix half and half with water.
* Nutritional values are an estimate only, they are calculated using an online nutritional calculator.
I made the curried lentil and coconut soup for kids tonight. Both of them really enjoyed it, will be making it again!
I’m glad they liked it. Did they like the raisins and coconut on top? That is what Finn liked the best and he now asks for raisins on all soups!
I just wanted to say that this soup rocks! My 19 month old daughter loves it particularly with the raisins on top as a garnish. I love it too, and I got a text from my husband at work saying it was delicious. Thank you for sharing this.
I’m glad she enjoyed it, Finn loves the raisins on top too!
This is the second of your soups we’ve made (done the tomato soup for a Spider-Man fan twice). Both are excellent and nice for coming in to the winter months. Callum takes it to work for lunch and Esther enjoys helping make it. Great way to add to our five a day. I’ve always tended to rebel against soup because my whole family is a bit obsessed with it but I think I’ll have to join the ranks of soup fans.
Glad your are all enjoying them Alison! It is definitely soup weather at the moment!
Hi Amy, would this soup work with green lentils as well?
Hi Jenn, I don’t think the green lentils would work as they won’t break down the same during cooking.