Curried Lentil and Vegetable Soup By Dapur Sinoli

A quick, healthy and delicious vegetarian soup using budget-friendly ingredients like carrots, celery and lentils. I have been asked many times for the recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 tbs Sinolin cooking oil
• 3 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 onion diced
• 1 ginger grated
• 3 carrots diced
• 1 parsnip diced
• 1/2 green capsicum chopped
• 2 long red chillies thinly sliced
• 3 celery sticks diced
• 200g red lentils rinsed
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp black pepper *to taste
• 1 1/2L reduced-salt vegetable stock (liquid)

Method

1. Saute garlic, ginger and onion in hot oil until onion is transparent.
2. Add carrots, celery, capsicum and chillies, saute until slightly tender.
3. Add spices and cook for several minutes until fragrant.
4. Add lentils and stock, cook for approximately 30 minutes, adding more stock or water if too thick.
5. How to prepare ginger.
6. Add carrots, celery, capsicum and chillies, saute until slightly tender.
7. Add spices and cook for several minutes until fragrant.
8. Add lentils and stock, cook for approximately 30 minutes, adding more stock or water if too thick.