Creamy Sweet Potato Soup  - Helen Ridgeway Nutrition

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp black mustard seeds
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 5 medium carrots
• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• Pinch dried chilli flakes
• 1 tsp sea salt & lots of black pepper
• 300 g dried red lentils ((1½ cups))
• 1½ litres vegetable stock ((6 cups))
• 250 ml unsweetened almond milk ((1 cup))
• 400 g chickpeas ((14oz))
• ½ tsp mild chilli powder
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp olive oil