Spicey Lentil Soup

Well I am back to making soups. These are easy to do and delicious. I make enough for a few meals and put in the freezer. This soup red lentil soup recipe has a great warm spicy flavour.
Ingredients
2 onions chopped finely
4 garlic cloves crushed
4 tomatoes chopped
1 teaspoon of turmeric
2 teaspoons of ground cumin
8 cardamom pods
1 cup of red lentils (1 1/2 for a thicker soup)
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon or 1/2 a stick
1 1/2 pints--3 3/4 cups--900ml water
400gm --14 oz can of coconut milk
juice of one lime
salt and pepper
Method
Place the onions, garlic, tomatoes, turmeric, ground cumin, cardamon pods, cinnamon, lentils and water in a pan , boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
Take out the cinnamon stick and pods of cardamom.
Puree the mixture in a blender or food processor.
Press the soup through a sieve(I use a Metal one) back into the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Add coconut milk, lime juice and reheat the soup gently.
Serve and garnish with cumin seeds.

cumin seeds to garnish

I hope you enjoy this soup. It reminds me of soups I have had in India and Bhutan with that gentle mix of spices.

Enjoy

Crazycupcakes