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Refrigerated for 4 days and it thickens; loosen with water. It freezes for 3 months.

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1. Soften the onions in 4 tbsp oil for 8 minutes, then add the garlic, carrot and potato and cook 5 minutes more.

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2. Stir in 2 tsp cumin and the turmeric and let them bloom in the oil for 45 seconds.

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3. Add the lentils and the water, bring to the boil, and simmer 35 minutes until the lentils have completely disintegrated.

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4. Fry the pitta (if using) squares in 3 tbsp oil until crisp and gold, about 4 minutes, and drain.

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5. Blend the soup until entirely smooth. It should coat a spoon; loosen with hot water if it is too thick.

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6. Stir in the salt, the remaining 1 tsp cumin and the lemon juice off the heat.

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7. Serve with the fried bread scattered over and extra lemon at the table.

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Related guide: Ingredient substitutions.

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Tips for Success

• Cumin twice: bloomed early for depth, raw at the end for lift.
• Blend it completely smooth. Half-blended tastes watery.
• Lemon off the heat, and more of it than you think.

Behind the Recipe

Cumin is added twice and that is deliberate. A spoonful early, bloomed in the oil, gives the deep earthy base that carries the whole soup; a second pinch stirred in at the end supplies the bright, almost citrus top note that cooking destroys. Blending is not optional either — this soup is meant to be completely smooth, thick enough to coat a spoon, and a partially blended version tastes thin no matter how long it has cooked.

Serving Ideas

Aish baladi · Salata baladi · Torshi

Sides from the same cuisine on this site: Egyptian Rice with Vermicelli, Eish Merahrah, Roz Mermah.

Swaps and Variations

• An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.

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Gluten-free when made without the pitta breads.

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