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.

2 ¹⁄₄ tbsp 0.034 l 33 ³⁄₄ ml 6 ³⁄₄ tsp 0.143 cup 0.059 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
2 ¹⁄₄ onion	roughly chopped
506 ¹⁄₄g 0.506kg 1.12lb 17.9oz parsnip	roughly chopped
2 ¹⁄₄ carrot	peeled and roughly chopped
2 ¹⁄₄ clove garlic	crushed
2 ¹⁄₄ tsp 0.011 l 11 ¹⁄₄ ml ³⁄₄ tbsp 0.048 cup 0.02 pint ground cumin
1 ¹¹⁄₁₆ tsp 0.008 l 8 ⁷⁄₁₆ ml ⁹⁄₁₆ tbsp 0.036 cup 0.015 pint ground coriander
⁹⁄₁₆ tsp 0.003 l 2 ¹³⁄₁₆ ml ³⁄₁₆ tbsp 0.012 cup 0.005 pint chilli powder
393 ³⁄₄g 0.394kg 0.868lb 13.9oz split red lentils
2.7l 2700ml 180tbsp 540tsp 11.4cup 4.75pint vegetable stock
900g 0.9kg 1.98lb 31.7oz chopped tomatoes
4 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.022 l 22 ¹⁄₂ ml 1 ¹⁄₂ tbsp 0.095 cup 0.04 pint tomato purée
2 ¹⁄₄ bay leaf