We made this to share with our Pantry members one cold winter's day, and it went down so well we started bringing soup along each week. It's easy to make, and packed with flavour and goodness; we like to describe it as a hug in a mug.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large finely chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic
Half a teaspoon of coriander seeds
Half a teaspoon of cumin seeds or ground cumin
300g red lentils
1 litre of vegetable stock
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Method
Fry the onion, garlic, butter, coriander seeds and cumin until soft
Add the lentils and stock and cook on a low heat for ten minutes
Then add the tomatoes and cook for fifteen more minutes
Season with salt and pepper
Puree if you like it smooth, or just serve as it is