A nutritious soup flavoured with spices, contains vegetables and a simple recipe to feed your soul. Lentils are cheap, a good source of fibre and iron why not try this nourishing soup

Vegan / Serves 6-8

Ingredients
• 250g red split lentils washed and drained
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 500g carrots peeled and sliced
• 1 white onion chopped
• 1 low salt stock cube
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 1/4 piece ginger grated
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp mild curry powder
• 1 pint water
• 2 tbs coconut cream or milk
• 1/2 lime sqeezed
• A handful chopped coriander
• A handful mixed seeds

Method
1 In a large pan, drizzle some olive oil and saute the onions, garlic and ginger until softened.
2 Add the carrots and lentils and saute
3 Mix the stock cube in a jug with a boiling water and pour into the soup mixture and simmer on a low heat until thickened and soft.
4 Stir in the coconut cream, season with salt and pepper, add more spices if required. Blitz the soup until smooth, add more water if soup is slightly thick. Squeeze in the lime and combine.
5 Pour the soup in a bowl, garnish with coriander and seeds and serve with crusty bread.

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