Shorbet Ads (Lentil Soup) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 onion, a large one finely chopped
1 3/4 cups red lentils
7 1/2 cups stock
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 - 1 lemon, juice of
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Combine onion, lentils, and liquid. Simmer about 1/2 hour, until lentils have disintegrated.
If the soup seems too thick for your taste, add water to reach desired consistency.
Add in cumin and lemon juice and adjust salt or pepper to taste.
Serve with oil on the side for everyone to sprinkle on their own portion.
Variations-.
Stir in caramelized onions- i large onion caramelized in 2-3 Tbsp oil.
Omit cumin and stir in 4 crushed garlic cloves fried in 3 Tbsp oil with 2 tsp crushed mint.
Baghdadi Jews add 1 tsp turmeric and hot chilies
Add bulgur wheat 15 minutes before end of cooking.
Add 2 peeled and chopped tomatoes while cooking
Add 1 lb shredded fresh leaf spinach (or 1/2 lb frozen) 10 minutes before end of cooking.