{"id":1704,"date":"2019-10-11T11:17:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2019-10-11T11:17:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:17:41","slug":"foodie-friday-hearty-curried-lentil-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=1704","title":{"rendered":"FOODIE FRIDAY: HEARTY CURRIED LENTIL SOUP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TGIF guys!<\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

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If you don’t already have one, I would seriously\u00a0<\/em>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 \u2014 how easy is that? You can do stews in it, or butter chicken, chili, soup \u2014 you name it! Tough meat becomes tender! It’s magic!!<\/p>\n

HEARTY CURRIED LENTIL SOUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

I packet of\u00a0green or brown lentils \u00a0(around 3 cups or 900 g)<\/p>\n

2 veggie or chicken stock cubes (I’m vegetarian so use veggie cubes)<\/p>\n

4 carrots cubed<\/p>\n

2 potatoes<\/p>\n

I large white onion<\/p>\n

4 tbsp. curry powder<\/p>\n

3 stalks of celery<\/p>\n

2 tbsps. olive oil for frying<\/p>\n

2 big fat cloves of garlic is optional!<\/p>\n

Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chop onion and cook in olive oil until soft.<\/p>\n

Squeeze in the garlic here if you so desire it! (I love garlic in everything, except ice cream!)<\/p>\n

Rince lentils carefully to remove grit and grime.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, boil kettle and melt stock cubes in 6 cups of hot water. Add to crock pot.<\/p>\n

Add lentils, chopped potatoes, chopped carrot and chopped celery to pot.<\/p>\n

Mix in curry powder, less or more, depending on how hot you like it!<\/p>\n

Mix everything around in the pot cosily before tucking it in for the night!<\/p>\n

Say goodnight to your pot and then head to bed!<\/p>\n

In the morning, it may be a bit thick as lentils tend to thicken up! I keep adding more water\u00a0until it is the consistency I like \u2014 not too thick, not too watery, as that takes the flavour away!<\/p>\n

Taste it for flavour! If you like it, have a bowl for breakfast \u2014 it’s hard to resist!!<\/p>\n

Happy Friday!<\/p>\n

Hugs,<\/p>\n

Patricia xxx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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