Hasa adas is a thick lentil soup flavored with cumin and topped with caramelized onion rings, fried until crisp and extra sweet. The same soup ( sometimes made with dried meat) is poured as a sauce over a layer of toasted Arabic bread to make a warming winter comfort food called fattat adas.
Lentil Soup With Fried Onions: Hasa Adas حساء عدس
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 2 cups orange lentils (washed and drained)
- 5 cups water
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 medium carrot, chopped
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 – 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon salt
Fried Onions:
- 2 medium onions, chopped into wings
- oil for frying
For Topping:
- Extra cumin
- Toasted or fried bread (cut into cubes or triangles for flatbread)
Directions:
Wash and drain lentils, wash and cut the carrot, chop tomatoes and onion.
Put the onion, tomatoes, carrot, lentils, garlic cloves, salt and cumin in a pot.
Add about 5 cups of boiling water. Cook, until the lentils, become mushy.
Leave to cool, puree, add boiling water to desired thickness, stir well.
Chop 2 onions into thin wings, fry in a little olive oil or butter, stirring constantly until dark brown.
When serving to add a squeezed lemon and a sprinkle of cumin to each bowl then top with a tablespoon of fried onions. Place a handful of toasted bread in the soup bowl before ladling on the soup, to turn it into a more filling meal.