Tomato and Red Lentil Soup with Parsnip

Can be made with two celery sticks and no chilli powder instead of parsnip. Was Jonny's contribution to the christmas meal.

¹⁄₄ tbsp 0.004 l 3 ³⁄₄ ml ³⁄₄ tsp 0.016 cup 0.007 pint olive oil	heat	cook on low heat 7-8 mins	cook 3 mins	cool 1 min	bring to boil	cover and simmer 25-30 mins	blend
¹⁄₄ onion	roughly chopped
56 ¹⁄₄g 0.056kg 0.124lb 1.98oz parsnip	roughly chopped
¹⁄₄ carrot	peeled and roughly chopped
¹⁄₄ clove garlic	crushed
¹⁄₄ tsp 0.001 l 1 ¹⁄₄ ml ¹⁄₁₂ tbsp 0.005 cup 0.002 pint ground cumin
³⁄₁₆ tsp 0.001 l ¹⁵⁄₁₆ ml ¹⁄₁₆ tbsp 0.004 cup 0.002 pint ground coriander
¹⁄₁₆ tsp 0 l ⁵⁄₁₆ ml 0.021 tbsp 0.001 cup 0.001 pint chilli powder
43 ³⁄₄g 0.044kg 0.096lb 1.54oz split red lentils
0.3l 300ml 20tbsp 60tsp 1.27cup 0.528pint vegetable stock
100g 0.1kg 0.22lb 3.53oz chopped tomatoes
¹⁄₂ tsp 0.003 l 2 ¹⁄₂ ml ¹⁄₆ tbsp 0.011 cup 0.004 pint tomato purée
¹⁄₄ bay leaf