Recipe - Curried Lentil And Carrot Soup

1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
4 ounce Onions, chopped
6 ounce Red lentils
4 ounce Carrots, cut or sliced up thinly
1 tablespoon Madras curry powder
2 pt Boiling water
1 One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Paprika
2 sl Bread, made into crumbs
Cilantro, to garnish

Heat oil in a large soup pot. Add the onions & saute them for about
10 minutes. Add the lentils & cook for 1 minute, stirring
constantly. Mix in the carrots & curry powder. Cook for 2 minutes.

Add the boiling water, salt & paprika. Bring to a boil, lower heat &
cover. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Add the breadcrumbs & continue to cook for another 5 to 7 minutes.
Ladle into soup bowls & garnish with cilantro.

Sonia Allison, "Herbs & Spices"

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