Spiced Lentil & Carrot Soup with Frazzled Onions - Lavender and Lovage

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
• 600g carrots (peeled, and cut into small dice or rounds)
• 200g red lentils
• 1 litre of vegetable stock (I used Swiss Marigold Bouillon)
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon Madras curry powder
• 2 onions (peeled and sliced into rings)
• 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
• crème fraîche (to serve)
• salt and black pepper