Indian-inspired Lentil soup | Purpledalia @ home

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 large onion (diced)
• 1 thumb-sized ginger (grated)
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 2 green cardamom seeds
• 1 box (380gr) Red lentils (rinsed pre-cooked and ready to eat lentils)
• 1 cup mung beans (hydrated overnight (optional) can be replaced with pre-cooked black beans)
• 1 box (400g) tomato puree
• 500ml vegetable stock
• 1 box (400g) coconut milk
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 ts red chili powder (or to taste)
• chili oil (to serve)