Brown Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown lentils, small or large
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 potato
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Small handful of Egyptian rice
• 6 cups of water for each cup of lentils
• Chopped parsley
• Salt
• 1 teaspoon finely ground cumin

Method

1. Chop the vegetables, meaning the onion, carrot, and potato, and sauté them briefly in a little olive oil.
2. Wash the lentils and rice, drain them, then add them on top of the vegetables and stir.
3. Add the water and wait for it to come to a boil before lowering the heat.
4. Let the pot boil until the lentils are completely cooked.
5. Blend the soup in the blender and return it to the pot.
6. In a pan, sauté the chopped parsley with 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
7. Add the sautéed parsley to the pot, adjust the salt, add the cumin, then let the soup boil for 2 minutes and turn off the heat.
   Timers: 2 min
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