Hearty Red Lentil Soup

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4

A dash of rapeseed oil
2 onions, very finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic
3 tsps. of cumin seeds
1 tsp. of garam masala
1 tin of tomatoes
1 litre of good stock
300g of red lentils
2 tbsps. of tomato puree
Parsley to serve

METHOD

• Heat the oil and sauté the onions until they are translucent.
• Add the garlic and continue frying for another minute.
• Add the spices, the tin of tomatoes, tomato puree and stock.
• Stir well and add the lentils.
• Leave the lid on and let it bubble away for about 15mins until the lentils are soft.
• Add a little more stock if necessary.
• Taste and season.
• Sprinkle with parsley (optional) and a spoon of natural yoghurt (optional).