Spicy Lentil Pot

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 carrots
• 1 green pepper
• 1 onion
• 2 tomatoes or 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 5 -8 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
• 1 1/2 cups orange lentils
• 5 -6 cups water
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4-1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil

Recipe

• 1 chop vegetables into large chunks.
• 2 put vegetables in a large soup pot with garlic, lentils, water and bouillon cube.
• 3 cover and boil 20-30 minutes without stirring.
• 4 cool slightly and puree in batches in a blender.
• 5 return puree to the pot and add cumin, salt and cayenne pepper.
• 6 simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to blend flavors.
• 7 in a separate pan, fry chopped onion in 1 tablespoon oil until golden brown.
• 8 float onions on top of soup.
• 9 hint: serve with wedges of lemon to bring out flavor.