Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2009

Great, hearty, comfort food. I too cooked the potatoes in the microwave. I mashed the potatoes enough to allow a little chunk here and there and barely mashed the lentils into the potatoes to retain most of their shape: the textures were excellent. I also minced and sauteed three garlic cloves with the onion and added cinnamon, cumin and red & black pepper and salt to the spices, using fresh parsley for lack of cilantro. Served with warm basmati rice this made an excellent meal and even better warmed for lunch the next day. If one were to add much liquid at the end I would suggest increasing spices and salt.

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Home Town: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Starkville, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2009

Delicious!! I had to make some changes since my market didn't have fresh jalapenos. Used a small can of nacho jalapenos and 3 habanero peppers. Also added extra tumeric and about 2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper. Very filling and soo easy!

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Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2009

This was absolutely lovely. I really mashed everything together,and it ended up more of a thick soup,but it was so,so good. It will be a favorite of ours,for a long time to come. Thank you. I was looking up yams to use,because I am on an Ayurvedic diet, and this is the best recipe yet!

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2009

Amazing, once you season it to your liking. It takes a fair amount of salt; I couldn't really taste the turmeric when I made the recipe as-is. And two jalapenos was plenty for this Midwesterner-turned-Texan palate. What really completed the dish for me was the addition of curry powder -- or, you can experiment with cumin, coriander, and more turmeric as you see fit. It doesn't seem absolutely necessary to steam the sweet potato. Microwaving it would be a much quicker way to get it into a mashable state. I will definitely be making this again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2009

Wow! This was an incredible recipe! I had to change a few things because I didn't have fresh jalapeños or tomatoes (I used both from jar/can) and I added a few more spices (garlic, cinnamon, cloves, and hot sauce). It was phenomenal.

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Living In: Bloomington, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

Mine somehow came out looking more like green dhal... but it was still delicious.

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Jessi

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008

I was sadly dissapointed in this recipe. Followed instructions and the end result was quite bland and that was including the three jalepenos. I had it for left overs for lunch and it still lacked flavor. Not sure if I'd bother with this recipe again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2008

Comfort food!!! I did find that I needed 2 sweet potatoes, maybe even 3 the next time. The onions did not soften as I would have like, but that's my error. I added cumin, coriander, and red pepper at the end. I used black beluga lentils that looked wonderful with the orange potatoes...perfect for halloween! I cooked the lentils separate from the potatoes, as in the recipe. But I only mashed the potatoes...I did not mash both the potatoes and the lentils as I wanted to maintain the texture of the lentils. The tomatoes seemed a little out of place. I'll try cooking them down further, but if that does not work, then I will omit them. I did not feel the need to add extra liquid to make it stew like as I considered it comfort food as is.

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2008

YUM! I have a big bowl of this right now and am really enjoying it. A few changes I made: 1) I used 2 sweet potatoes and microwaved them to save time and dishes. 2) I sauteed a ton of garlic in with the veggies - about 4 cloves worth! 3) I added a ton more pepper 4) I used a big bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped it up, and threw it in with the veggies 5) I omitted the tamarind (didn't have it!) 6) I only used 2 jalapenos 7) At the end I threw everything in the blender all together, so my soup is really creamy. This is so delicious, nutritious, and simple. Thanks so much for sharing!

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2008

Delicious! best served with rice. My sister made this for the family and it was a healthy meal that everyone liked. the BEST! thanks

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

We weren't too impressed with this the day I made it. We tasted the heat from the jalapenos, but not much flavor. It was much better the next day after it had time to sit. I had it for lunch and it was delicious!

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2008

I used a can of diced tomatoes with jalepeno peppers since I didn't have either ingredient and this worked out well. I also sauteed some garlic and ginger with the onions and added extra black and cayenne pepper. I blended all of the ingredients using an immersion blender (which is the best investment if you like to make soups and smoothies). Soup turned out wonderfully!

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2007

I thought this was very good, especially with some fresh cilantro. Next time, I will add more turmeric and another jalapeno.

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2007

This one's definitely a keeper! I microwaved the sweet potato to save time and dishes and then just squeezed it out of its skin into the pot with the lentils before mashing. At the end I used vegetable broth instead of water (but only a little so that the dhal was very thick). I used LOTS of black pepper, and also some red pepper flakes. The cilantro leaves contribute a nice flavor.

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2007

This a spicy,filling soup.I blended the soup after cooking and used quite a lot of pepper.I live in England and several of my asian friends make an almost identical soup as an old Indian family recipe-very authentic. Great if you are on Weight Watchers as both lentils and sweet potatoes are 'free foods' if you are on the Core plan.

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2005

just so-so. i had to add a lot of other spices so it wasn't as bland.

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2004

Though this takes several steps, the results are well worth it. We actually completed the recipe in less than an hour, and used a hand-blender instead of mashing the sweet potatoes & lentils. The flavors are perfect together-hearty, nutritious and spicy(but not too). One of the most delicious soups we have made from an allrecipes.com recipe. Thanks!

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