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 ¹⁄₂ tbsp 0.022 l 22 ¹⁄₂ ml 4 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.095 cup 0.04 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 ¹⁄₂ onion	roughly chopped
337 ¹⁄₂g 0.338kg 0.744lb 11.9oz parsnip	roughly chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ carrot	peeled and roughly chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ clove garlic	crushed
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.007 l 7 ¹⁄₂ ml ¹⁄₂ tbsp 0.032 cup 0.013 pint ground cumin
1 ¹⁄₈ tsp 0.006 l 5 ⁵⁄₈ ml ³⁄₈ tbsp 0.024 cup 0.01 pint ground coriander
³⁄₈ tsp 0.002 l 1 ⁷⁄₈ ml ¹⁄₈ tbsp 0.008 cup 0.003 pint chilli powder
262 ¹⁄₂g 0.263kg 0.579lb 9.26oz split red lentils
1.8l 1800ml 120tbsp 360tsp 7.61cup 3.17pint vegetable stock
600g ³⁄₅kg 1.32lb 21.2oz chopped tomatoes
3 tsp 0.015 l 15 ml 1 tbsp 0.063 cup 0.026 pint tomato purée
1 ¹⁄₂ bay leaf