Lentil - Barley Indian Soup

Ingredients

1 bag 12-16 ounces dried red or orange lentils rinsed

1 T olive oil

2 leeks white part only chopped

2 carrots chopped if you wish

regular onion chopped if you wish

1 large can of canned stewed tomatoes

4-6 cloves of garlic

a handful or two of barley

1/2-1 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp dried basil

1/2-1 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp curry

pepper and/or red pepper flakes if you want it spicy

6 cups of chicken or vegetable stock

salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

Saute the leeks, carrots and onion in olive oil till wilted then add garlic and saute a few more minutes. Add the lentils and seasonings to taste maybe a tsp of each?? Add the chicken stock and stewed tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add the barley and let cook until lentils and barley are tender probably 40+ minutes or so. Serve with chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime.