02/07/2026
I want this soup, a big blanket, and approximately 47 episodes of Gilmore Girls. Coconut Curry Yellow Split Pea Soup with Thai White Rice Recipe 🍛🥥
Ingredients:
2 TBS EVOO
1 onion, small diced
1 carrot, small diced
1 stalk celery, small doced
1 TBS ginger, minced
2 tsp salt (plus more to taste)
1 TBS of curry powder
1 TBS ground cumin
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chipotle in adobo
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp crushed red pepper
1 cup yellow split peas (you can also use red lentils if you want)
8 cups broth
1 can full fat coconut milk
Juice of 2 limes
Add ons:
3 cups cooked Thai white rice
1 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp sesame oil
3 scallions, finely chopped
Handful of parsley or cilantro (optional, but encouraged)
Instructions:
In a large pot, heat the EVOO on medium heat for one minute.
Sweat the onion, carrot, celery, ginger, salt and all of the spices in the olive oil first 5 minutes.
Add the lentils and stir. Add the broth and the coconut milk and then cover and simmer for an hour.
Adjust seasonings (I added a significant amount of salt at this stage).
Take off heat, add lime juice and stir.
Add 1/4-1/3 cup of cooked Thai Rice to soup bowl. Add soup on top. Top with a drizzle of sesame oil, sesame seeds, scallions and either parsley or cilantro.
Notes:
* I used frozen rice that I heated in the microwave to save time and eliminate the need to wash another pot
* I used “no-chicken chicken stock”, but regular chicken stock or bouillon would work too.
* My mom and the hubster put shredded rotisserie chicken into their soup for added protein, and they loved it.
