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 ¹⁄₄ tbsp 0.019 l 18 ³⁄₄ ml 3 ³⁄₄ tsp 0.079 cup 0.033 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 ¹⁄₄ onion	roughly chopped
281 ¹⁄₄g 0.281kg 0.62lb 9.92oz parsnip	roughly chopped
1 ¹⁄₄ carrot	peeled and roughly chopped
1 ¹⁄₄ clove garlic	crushed
1 ¹⁄₄ tsp 0.006 l 6 ¹⁄₄ ml ⁵⁄₁₂ tbsp 0.026 cup 0.011 pint ground cumin
¹⁵⁄₁₆ tsp 0.005 l 4 ¹¹⁄₁₆ ml ⁵⁄₁₆ tbsp 0.02 cup 0.008 pint ground coriander
⁵⁄₁₆ tsp 0.002 l 1 ⁹⁄₁₆ ml 0.104 tbsp 0.007 cup 0.003 pint chilli powder
218 ³⁄₄g 0.219kg 0.482lb 7.72oz split red lentils
1.5l 1500ml 100tbsp 300tsp 6.34cup 2.64pint vegetable stock
500g ¹⁄₂kg 1.1lb 17.6oz chopped tomatoes
2 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.013 l 12 ¹⁄₂ ml ⁵⁄₆ tbsp 0.053 cup 0.022 pint tomato purée
1 ¹⁄₄ bay leaf