Lentil soup

  • In a pressure cooker put 1.5 cups of lentil. Often the lentil has small rocks – make sure to remove these in advance.
  • Use a food processor to mill 1 onion and 3-4 carrots. Add them to the pressure cooker.
  • add 6 table spoons of cooking oil
  • add 12 cups of water
  • close and seal the lid and put on the stove to boil (knob to 6)
  • when the steam from the cooking pot starts to go out turn the stove knob to 4
  • let it cook for another 15 minutes
  • open the valve to release the steam from the pressure cooker
  • when there is no more steam coming out from the cooker open the lid
  • add 3 cups of tomatoes (milled in a food processor) and 3 table spoons of salt.
  • Place the lid back but do not seal it.
  • let it cook for 15 minutes
  • open the lid
  • add two chopped cloves of garlic
  • add 3 table spoons of savory
  • stir everything well, put the lid on, turn off the stove and leave the cooking pot on the stove.
  • let it cool off  to a temperature at which it can be consumed.
  • add a some parsley when serving

This is it – enjoy!

Variant 2

  • In a regular pot put 2 cups of lentil. Often the lentil has small rocks – make sure to remove these in advance and wash it.
  • Use a food processor to mill 1 onion and 3-4 carrots. Add them to the pot.
  • add 6 table spoons of cooking oil
  • add 9 cups of water
  • close the lid of the pot and put on the stove to boil (knob to 6)
  • when it reaches boiling point, turn the stove knob to 4
  • let it cook for another 20 to 30 minutes
  • add 2 cups of tomatoes (milled in a food processor) and 3 table spoons of salt.
  • Place the lid back.
  • let it cook for 5 minutes
  • open the lid
  • add two chopped cloves of garlic
  • add 3 table spoons of savory
  • stir everything well, put the lid on, turn off the stove and leave the cooking pot on the stove.
  • let it cool off  to a temperature at which it can be consumed.
  • add a some parsley when serving

This is it – enjoy!

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