Curry Soup With Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic (3 fresh cloves chopped)
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, sliced and chopped
2 tablespoons curry powder (samji) or 2 tablespoons garam masala powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon coriander
1 ham bone (chopped) or 1 cup ham (chopped)
8 cups water
2 bay leaves
1/4 lb split peas
1/4 lb yellow lentils
3 large carrots, chopped
3 -4 large chopped tomatoes
1 large potato, cubed
1 cup squash, chopped in cubes

Preparation

In pot stir fry these ingeredients for 2 minutes:
1 tablespoon olive oil.
1 large yellow/ white onion chopped.
1 tbsp garlic ( 3 fresh cloves chopped).
2 tbps fresh ginger sliced and chopped.
2 tbsp samji curry powder/ or garam masala powder.
1 teaspoon cumin.
1 teaspoon tumeric.
1 teaspoon corriander.
Then Add:
Ham bone/ or as much ham (chopped) as you want.
8 cups of water.
2 bay leaves.
1/2 Lbs Mixture of split peas/ red and yellow lentils (or just lentils).
3 large carrots chopped.
3 - 4 large chopped tomatoes.
1 large potatoe / 1 cup squash chopped in cubes (both optional).
1/2 cup cilantro finely chopped.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour or more, or until the peas are tender.
Serve with hot red pepper flakes/ fresh cilantro on top/ spoonfull of plain yogurt to taste on top.