Sweet Potato And Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 cups chicken stock or 5 cups water
    1 cup red lentil
    3 medium onions
    750 g sweet potatoes
    5 garlic cloves
    2 teaspoons ground cumin
    1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne
    1/2 cup coriander, chopped (or less to your taste)
    1 lemon
    salt and black pepper
Preparation
    Peel and roughly chop the onions and sweet potatoes - can be chunky.
    Combine with the stock or water, lentils, garlic, cumin, cayenne and turmeric in a pot.
    Cover and bring to the boil. Simmer until the potatoes and lentils are cooked - about 20-30 minutes.
    Puree the soup, adding in the coriander and the juice of the lemon. Add salt and pepper to taste (lots of pepper for me).

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