Spiced red lentil soup: an easy, delicious camping meal

DifficultyBeginner

Try this easy recipe, and you'll never go bushwalking with packet soup mix again! It's lightweight, tasty and very filling, thanks to a generous mix of lentils, pearl barley and flatbread.

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time5 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time45 mins
Summary
 420 g total weight (dry ingredients)
 0.80 l total volume (dry ingredients)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 800 ml total water
Ingredients
 ½ tbsp olive oil
 1 shallotIf you can't find shallots, just substitute 1 small brown onion for 2 shallots
 2 tbsp korma curry paste
 1 vegetable stock cubesEach stock cube should make 1 cup of stock
  cup red lentils
 2 tbsp pearl barley
 1 tbsp dried coriander
 1 flat bread
  cup tomato powderSee alternative option below if you can't find this ingredient
Alternative option (if you can't get tomato powder)
  cup tomato paste (triple concentrate)You can use tomato paste instead of tomato powder. It's a bit heavier, but the results will be the same.
Packing before your hike
1

Put lentils and barley in a bag together. Seal the tomato powder in a bag.
Double-bag the korma curry paste, squeezing out any air before you tie up the first bag. If you're using tomato paste rather than tomato powder, buy sachets or double-bag the paste.
Keep the flatbread in its original sealed packet - you can use any leftover flatbreads for the next day's lunch. Put all the other ingredients in a bag together.

Ingredients for spiced red lentil soup - shallot, korma paste, dried coriander, tomato powder, red lentils, pearl barley, olive oil and flatbread. Photo: A Hutchings

Before cooking
2

Chop the shallot or onion.

Chopped shallot on hiker's chopping mat. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
3

Heat oil over medium-high heat. Add shallot or onion and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until softened.

Chopped shallots frying in camp stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

Add curry paste and stir to combine.

Shallots and korma curry paste in camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Stir in stock cube, water, tomato powder (or tomato paste), lentils, barley and dried coriander. Turn up the heat, cover and bring to the boil.

Tomato powder, stock cube, lentils, pearl barley and water added to the shallot and curry paste in a camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until barley is tender, stirring occasionally to stop it sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Spiced red lentil soup cooking in camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

7

Divide between bowls and sprinkle dried coriander on top. Serve with bread, cut into large wedges.

Spiced red lentil soup in bowl with flatbread. Photo: A Hutchings

Ingredients

Summary
 420 g total weight (dry ingredients)
 0.80 l total volume (dry ingredients)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 800 ml total water
Ingredients
 ½ tbsp olive oil
 1 shallotIf you can't find shallots, just substitute 1 small brown onion for 2 shallots
 2 tbsp korma curry paste
 1 vegetable stock cubesEach stock cube should make 1 cup of stock
  cup red lentils
 2 tbsp pearl barley
 1 tbsp dried coriander
 1 flat bread
  cup tomato powderSee alternative option below if you can't find this ingredient
Alternative option (if you can't get tomato powder)
  cup tomato paste (triple concentrate)You can use tomato paste instead of tomato powder. It's a bit heavier, but the results will be the same.

Directions

Packing before your hike
1

Put lentils and barley in a bag together. Seal the tomato powder in a bag.
Double-bag the korma curry paste, squeezing out any air before you tie up the first bag. If you're using tomato paste rather than tomato powder, buy sachets or double-bag the paste.
Keep the flatbread in its original sealed packet - you can use any leftover flatbreads for the next day's lunch. Put all the other ingredients in a bag together.

Ingredients for spiced red lentil soup - shallot, korma paste, dried coriander, tomato powder, red lentils, pearl barley, olive oil and flatbread. Photo: A Hutchings

Before cooking
2

Chop the shallot or onion.

Chopped shallot on hiker's chopping mat. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
3

Heat oil over medium-high heat. Add shallot or onion and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until softened.

Chopped shallots frying in camp stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

Add curry paste and stir to combine.

Shallots and korma curry paste in camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Stir in stock cube, water, tomato powder (or tomato paste), lentils, barley and dried coriander. Turn up the heat, cover and bring to the boil.

Tomato powder, stock cube, lentils, pearl barley and water added to the shallot and curry paste in a camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until barley is tender, stirring occasionally to stop it sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Spiced red lentil soup cooking in camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

7

Divide between bowls and sprinkle dried coriander on top. Serve with bread, cut into large wedges.

Spiced red lentil soup in bowl with flatbread. Photo: A Hutchings

Spiced red lentil soup: an easy, delicious camping meal
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