Lentil Soup - Middle Eastern style

ingredients:

1 cup lentils
4 cups water
half teaspoon cumin
parsley finely chopped

Method

Cook the lentils for 35 minutes until soft adding more water if necessary for the desired soup consistency. In a skillet heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 chopped onion and 1 crushed garlic clove. Blend in 1 tablespoon of white flour. Cook for 2-3 minutes then add sauteed ingredients to the soup and bring to the boil stirring occasionally. On reaching boiling point, remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with garlic bread.