Curried Red Lentil Soup with Dried Cherries and Cilantro Recipe

Ingredients For Curried Red Lentil Soup with Dried Cherries and Cilantro Recipe

• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 1 piece Fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 6 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 Large shallot, finely chopped
• 2 Large carrots, peeled and finely diced
• 2.75 teaspoon Salt
• 2 teaspoon Curry powder
• 0.75 cup Unsweetened coconut milk, divided
• 5 cup Water
• 1 cup Dried red lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 0.33000000000000007 cup Coarsely chopped tart dried cherries or cranberries
• 3 tablespoon Finely chopped cilantro stems, plus 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves for garnish