Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 250 g Natural Life lentils
• 2 Natural Life bay leaves
• 1 tsp Natural Life curry powder
• ½ tsp Natural Life cumin
• ¼ tsp Natural Life turmeric
• Natural Life salt
• Natural Life pepper
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 500 ml tomato juice
• 1.5 – 2 litres water

Instructions:

• Heat 2–3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot over medium heat.
• Sauté the onion, carrots, and grated garlic. Add the tomato paste and stir well.
• Add the lentils, curry powder, cumin, turmeric, salt, and pepper.
• Pour in the tomato juice, water, bay leaves, and vegetable stock cube.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 35–50 minutes, until the lentils are tender.