Sri Lankan lentil soup | Our recipes

Ingredients

• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 chopped fresh red chilli (optional)
• 2-3 cm thumb of fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 1 ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
• 1 ½ tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 medium carrot, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 4 medium potatoes, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup red lentils
• 2 litres of homemade vegetable stock
• 3 curry leaves
• 2 sticks lemongrass, halved lengthwise (optional)
• 2-3 large handfuls of kale, de-stemmed and chopped roughly (optional)
• 4-8 slices toasted wholemeal bread