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.

³⁄₄ tbsp 0.011 l 11 ¹⁄₄ ml 2 ¹⁄₄ tsp 0.048 cup 0.02 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
³⁄₄ onion	roughly chopped
168 ³⁄₄g 0.169kg 0.372lb 5.95oz parsnip	roughly chopped
³⁄₄ carrot	peeled and roughly chopped
³⁄₄ clove garlic	crushed
³⁄₄ tsp 0.004 l 3 ³⁄₄ ml ¹⁄₄ tbsp 0.016 cup 0.007 pint ground cumin
⁹⁄₁₆ tsp 0.003 l 2 ¹³⁄₁₆ ml ³⁄₁₆ tbsp 0.012 cup 0.005 pint ground coriander
³⁄₁₆ tsp 0.001 l ¹⁵⁄₁₆ ml ¹⁄₁₆ tbsp 0.004 cup 0.002 pint chilli powder
131 ¹⁄₄g 0.131kg 0.289lb 4.63oz split red lentils
0.9l 900ml 60tbsp 180tsp 3.8cup 1.58pint vegetable stock
300g 0.3kg 0.661lb 10.6oz chopped tomatoes
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.007 l 7 ¹⁄₂ ml ¹⁄₂ tbsp 0.032 cup 0.013 pint tomato purée
³⁄₄ bay leaf