Thrifty Dahl Soup with Dripping Toast

• 2 cups red lentils
• 5 cups water
• 1 large onion
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 and a half tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 3 tsp vegetable stock
• 2 tsp cumin seeds

1. Measure the red lentils into a sieve and rinse briefly under cold running water.
2. Transfer to a large pan and add the water.
3. Roughly chop the onion and finely slice the ginger and garlic.
4. Add to the pan together with the lemon juice and the half red chilli.
5. Place the pan on a high heat and add the spices, vegetable stock and a good amount of black pepper.
6. Bring to the boil, then cover and leave to simmer gently for about 20 minutes.
7. When the lentils are broken down and forming a mush, taste for seasoning then blend until smooth with a stick blender.
8. Remove the chilli first if you don't want the soup to be too spicy.
9. Dry fry the cumin until toasted and aromatic.
10. Serve the soup with a knob of butter, sprinkled with cumin and extra black pepper and lemon juice if you wish, together with hot toast spread with dripping.

red lentils, water, onion, lemon juice, garlic, garam masala, ground turmeric, vegetable stock, cumin seeds

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/491356-thrifty-dahl-soup-with-dripping-toast (may not work)