FOODIE FRIDAY: HEARTY CURRIED LENTIL SOUP

TGIF guys!

Winter is on its windy way, so time to settle in and cozy up around the fire with a nice comforting bowl of soup. Who doesn’t love soup? People have been asking me for my secret recipe, so here it is below. I make a big pot which lasts all week. Nothing as delightful as coming in from the cold and in two minutes, a bowl of soup in hand to warm and soothe! I love food as much as I love fashion, so every other Friday it will be Foodie Friday, and then Fashion Friday, where I share recipes and fashion tips. Hope you enjoy!

If you don’t already have one, I would seriously recommend you invest in a slow cooker, or crock pot, as it’s known over here in Canada. They are not too expensive, just like a big saucepan really! I love my crock pot and would go crazy without it lol! It cooks overnight while I sleep — how easy is that? You can do stews in it, or butter chicken, chili, soup — you name it! Tough meat becomes tender! It’s magic!!

HEARTY CURRIED LENTIL SOUP

I packet of green or brown lentils  (around 3 cups or 900 g)

2 veggie or chicken stock cubes (I’m vegetarian so use veggie cubes)

4 carrots cubed

2 potatoes

I large white onion

4 tbsp. curry powder

3 stalks of celery

2 tbsps. olive oil for frying

2 big fat cloves of garlic is optional!

Method:

Chop onion and cook in olive oil until soft.

Squeeze in the garlic here if you so desire it! (I love garlic in everything, except ice cream!)

Rince lentils carefully to remove grit and grime.

Meanwhile, boil kettle and melt stock cubes in 6 cups of hot water. Add to crock pot.

Add lentils, chopped potatoes, chopped carrot and chopped celery to pot.

Mix in curry powder, less or more, depending on how hot you like it!

Mix everything around in the pot cosily before tucking it in for the night!

Say goodnight to your pot and then head to bed!

In the morning, it may be a bit thick as lentils tend to thicken up! I keep adding more water until it is the consistency I like — not too thick, not too watery, as that takes the flavour away!

Taste it for flavour! If you like it, have a bowl for breakfast — it’s hard to resist!!

Happy Friday!

Hugs,

Patricia xxx