Lentil soup with curry

Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped

2 carrots, diced

3 large potatoes, diced

60g butter

4 Tbsp tomato paste

1 Tbsp mild currypowder

3 Tbsp Aceto Balsamico

250ml Madeira, optional

800ml chickenstock or vegetable stock

200g cooked lentils

Cayenne pepper

4 sprigs thyme, or fresh parsley or coriander

optional single cream

optional sliced Wiener sausages

Method:

In a big pot slowly fry the chopped onions, carrots and potatoes. Once they are soft add the tomato paste and the curry powder. Deglaze with the balsamic vinegar and then add the Madeira if you are using it. Let cook for 5 minutes then add the stock and finally the single cream. Let cook for 20 minutes. Season with salt and cayenne pepper. Add the cooked lentils and the sliced sausages. Bring the soup back to a boil and serve with Thyme or any other fresh herbs like coriander or parsley.

I added some optionals for you because there are so many ways you can accommodate this soup to your own taste. The 'light' version is as delicious as the one with Madeira and the cream. No need to add sausages either if you don't like them, you can use fried chicken thigh cubes or just go for a vegetarian option.