Recipe needed for Lentil Soup

[cobysstepmummy]

As above really

how do you make yours??

Ta

MMMM. we had this for lunch. I generally chop an onion and fry it for a bit in some oil, rinse some red lentils well, add them to the onion and pour in some water and bring it up to the boil. Keep an eye on them and skim any scum off as it forms, rinsing them can reduce the ammount of scum. Once they are cooked, you can either blitz them or serve it as it is. I prefer it liquidised. Sometimes I add cumin, bacon, tinned toms, coriander seeds the options are endless.

Forgot, you can also use a stock cube for flavour. I favor mushroom but I don't know if you can get them in england.

I have two I do, a harvest veg soup with red lentils and a beef, leek and lentil one with white lentils.

Both very tasty.

For just plain dahl I add red lentils, water, a clove, half an onion and a bayleaf.

well i cooked it and ended up using

500g bag lentils
2 large carrots
2 medium pots
1 large onion
1 medium leek
1 large red pepper
2000ml water
loadsa pepper
half teaspoon paprika

chucked it all in pot and left it for 45-50 mins and blitzed it, tastes yum and loads left for next few days

oh and 4 chicken stock pots