Red Lentil Soup with Spicy Chickpeas Recipe From Real Foods Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp organic whole cumin seeds
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• a little piece of fresh ginger root (about 1 inch), peeled and grated
• 1 whole dried chilli, optional
• 1 cup or 200g organic split red lentils
• 1/2 litre homemade vegetarian stock OR
• 1 organic vegetarian and gluten free stock cube
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp tomato puree
• For the spicy roasted chickpeas :
• 1 can organic chickpeas, rinsed well and drained
• 1 Tbsp organic ground cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp black salt
• To serve:
• Coriander - optional