Lily'S Red Lentil Soup

• 1 cup of red lentils
• 2 cups water
• 1 large onion
• 1 large tomatoe
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 4 large carrots
• 4 stalks of celery
• 2tsp cumin
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 large onion to fry (optional)

1. Wash the lentils with water.
2. Cut the (one) onion, tomato, carrots and cerely into large even size pieces ( they do not need to be perfect). Add all the above mentioned ingredients into a large pot with the water. Turn your heat on to medium-high.
3. VERY IMPORTANT, ONCE YOU START THE HEAT, DO NOT STIR OR COVER YOUR POT. If you do all the lentils will stick to the bottom. Cook for about 30 - 40 min, or until the carrots are tender.
4. Allow to cool. Once cooled places in small batches into the blender. Once blended, strainer into a pot, if the soup is too thick now is the time to add water. (You can make it whatever consistency you like, I prefer it creamy)
5. Once everything is processed turn the heat back on, add the cumin, salt and pepper and allow to boil once. The soup is know ready to eat. If you like, fry an onion an garish the soup before serving. It addes a great flavor.

red lentils, water, onion, tomatoe, garlic, carrots, stalks of celery, cumin, salt, onion

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/lilys-red-lentil-soup-1202846 (may not work)