SPICY LENTIL SOUP

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1 lb Lentils, washed
8 c  Water
1    Celery stalk, chopped
1    Onion, chopped
1    Carrot, sliced
2 c  Diced tomatoes
4    Garlic cloves,
-diced (or less)
2 t  Cayenne
2 t  Chili powder
1 t  Cumin
Salt (to taste)

Put all the ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover.
Cook for about 45 minutes or until beans are tender. Stir occasionally;
you will also need to add water during this 45 minutes.

NOTES:

* A simple soup with lentils, tomatoes and hot pepper — This is a spicy
vegetarian lentil soup. It makes a very good main course or side dish. You
don’t have to soak the lentils ahead of time!

* The spicing can be varied to taste.

: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 15 minutes dicing, 2 hours cooking.
: Precision: no need to measure.

: Charles S. Geiger, Esq.
: The University of Texas at Austin, Texas
: cgeiger@ngp.UTEXAS.EDU ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger

: Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust

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