How to cook soup with lentils.

It would seem that there is nothing easier than making soup. But many housewives do not know how to cook a really tasty and healthy soup. And it's very simple. But even if you know the soup recipe and know how to cook it, there are still little secrets that will make your soup the best. The most delicious. Today I want to share a recipe for lentil soup that I made for lunch. The soup is rich, fragrant and very tasty. I use only red lentils for soup.

And I get a delicious and healthy soup for the whole family. Try it and you will cook soup according to my recipe, I am sure you will like it and you will cook soup with lentils for your family more than once in the future.

Ingredients:

Water - 3 l
Potatoes - 5 pcs.
Onion - 1 pc.
Carrot - 1 pc.
Red lentils - 1 cup
Refined vegetable oil - 100 ml
Fresh dill - ½ bunch
Salt - to taste
Black pepper - 1 pinch
Bay leaf - 2 pcs.

Cooking:
Peel potatoes, wash, cut into small pieces. Wash the lentils several times.

Now you need to pour water into the pan, put the potatoes and put on fire. When it boils, reduce the heat, add a little salt and cook until the potatoes are almost ready.
Then peel the onion, cut into small pieces.
Peel, wash, cut the carrots into strips or on a fine grater, as you like, I rubbed on a grater.
In a frying pan, heat the vegetable oil, put the chopped vegetables and fry, stirring, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes.

Put the fried vegetables in a pot with potatoes.
Throw in the lentils. Boil after boiling for 5-7 minutes.
Dill wash, dry, finely chop.
Add dill, bay leaf, salt, pepper to the soup. Boil. Cook for 5 minutes and turn off the heat. Let the soup brew for 10-15 minutes.
In the soup, you can also add mushrooms, meat, if desired.
Pour the lentil soup into bowls and serve. Bon appetit.