Golden Lentil Soup with Crunchy Chickpeas - Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup chickpeas, soaked in cold water for 24 hours
• 1 cup of red lentils
• 1 cup diced carrot, skin on
• 1 cup diced parsnip, skin on
• 1 cup diced butternut pumpkin, skin on
• 1 cup diced sweet potato, skin on
• 1 Red capsicum, diced, seeds removed
• 1 cup peeled, diced red shallots
• 8 cloves of garlic, skin on
• 3 tblsp olive oil
• 3 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup low fat natural youghurt
• 1 tsp saffron