Thick carrot and lentil soup

Name: Thick carrot and lentil soup
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 medium carrots; 1 large onion; 3 clove of garlic; 1 tbsp veg oil; 1 pints water or veg stock (approx); 2 cup red lentils; 1 tsp butter (optional); 1 salt and pepper to taste; 1/4 tsp turmeric (optional); 1/4 tsp ground coriander (optional); 1 pinch ground cumin (optional)

Elizabeth Dickinson @cook_3130902

Delicious quick soup that even the children love

Elizabeth Dickinson @cook_3130902

Delicious quick soup that even the children love

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Ingredients

40 mins

4 servings

4 mediumcarrots
1 largeonion
3 cloveof garlic
1 tbspveg oil
1 pintswater or veg stock (approx)
2 cupred lentils
1 tspbutter (optional)
1salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tspturmeric (optional)
1/4 tspground coriander (optional)
1 pinchground cumin (optional)

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Steps

40 mins

1

Peel and coarsely chop carrots, onion and garlic.
2

Add all to pan with oil and fry for 3-4 mins.
3

Add stock/water and increase heat to boil.
4

Rinse lentils then add to pan.
5

Add spices now if including them.
6

Boil for 10 mins then simmer for 20-30 mins until lentils and carrots are soft and cooked, stirring often.
7

Add butter if you're using it.
8

Depending on how thick you like soup, you may need to add more hot water/stock.
9

Blend until smooth, (season with salt and pepper if required) and serve.