By Garima Johar
November 11, 2025
Drinking a warm bowl of soup while being tucked in your blanket is all you need on a winter night. To make your bowl healthy, here’s a recipe to make high-protein lentil soup, which is both comforting and nutritious.
1 cup dried green lentils 1 onion, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cups vegetable broth 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 cup diced tomatoes Chopped cilantro for garnish Yoghurt for ganish
Heat some oil and add onion, carrots, and garlic. Cool till softened.
Stir in lentils, vegetable broth, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper. Boil and let it simmer.
Once the lentils are tender, add diced tomatoes. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and some yoghurt. Serve hot.