Living On Food: Armenian Apricot Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 1 large or 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils, rinsed
• 5 cups water
• 6 ounces dried apricots, chopped
• olive oil for frying
• salt to taste
• juice of 1 lime
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• Sriracha sauce to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• a little paprika for color