Recipe Refinement

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First up, here's my lentil soup recipe. It always turns out nice but I'm not too sure about the proportions or spices used. I toast the cumin seeds and garlic at the start to release their aromas before cooking.
250g Red Lentils - Rinsed
6 Carrots - Peeled and Diced
1 Onion - Peeled and Finely Diced
2 Garlic Cloves - Peeled and Minced
1.5 Litres Stock
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Cumin Seeds
1 Tablespoon Coriander
1 Tablespoon Ginger
1 Teaspoon Curry Powder
Black Pepper – To Taste
Salt – To Taste

muh recipe for ebin friday night salad:

>lettuce
>cherry tomatoes
>cucumbers
>green onions
>olives (pitted calamata)
>smoked salmon
>eggs
>salt
>vinegar
>olive oil

r8

>>8205777
My mom once gave me some cumin seeds she picked up from somewhere

put them in a soup once and they were horrifyingly bad when you had the misfortune of biting into one. Are you saying that roasting them beforehand would have improved their flavor or do I just hate the taste of cumin seeds?

Ground cumin is my favorite spice btw, besides black pepper.

>>8205781
Add lemon jews

>>8205800
And walnuts

>>8205800
been meaning to do that actually
>>8205803
is it okay if i roast them? i hate the taste of walnuts

>>8205781
disgusting

>>8205786
If you toast the seeds for about a minute at the bottom of the stockpot just before adding the liquid, it helps to release their aroma and flavour into the soup throughout cooking. The seeds should become soft naturally throughout the cooking process, I think you're mom was probably adding the seeds in near the end.

>>8205810
it was me making the soup actually, but yeah, I think I put them in near the end

>>8205809
kys

>>8205806
>is it okay if i roast them? i hate the taste of walnuts
Nigga, I'm not the nut police. Don't use them at all if you don't like them. Use pecans or slivered almonds or whatever

>>8205814
i don't like them raw. roasted is fine

>>8205819
Then of course. Fucking candy them you goddamn maniac

>>8205820
shit i might

>>8205777
Butter. It's the magic missing ingredient at the very end. Sorry, Vegans.

>>8205781
Needs bacon juice. All salads do.

>>8205937
How do you juice a bacon

>>8205943
The bacons weep sweet juices when you cook them with heat. Be careful not to burn them or their tears become bitter. They are gentle creatures.

>>8205948
Chopped bacon husks who have cried gentle tear juices also accompany salads harmoniously.

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I made a nice pumpkin and pepper soup last night. I don't measure anything, so things are guesses.

Homemade turkey stock
About a half a large pumpkin, fresh not canned
4 medium red peppers, roasted in olive oil
1 can of coconut milk

About 1 tablespoon of cumin, freshly ground
4 bay leaves, shitty and old
turmeric, I have no idea how much but it was a fair bit
A few mashed up stevia leaves, fresh.
salt and pepper to taste

I really like it and I think I might make it to bring to family Christmas. Ate so much this morning I got a stomach ache. I'm not a great cook though so I know there's room for improvement.

>>8206307
Roasting the pumpkin before adding to the soup might improve it. I found this improved my butternut soup, and adding some apples or pears sweetens it a bit.

>>8206442
Oh I did roast it. Do people add raw pumpkin to their soup? That seems like way more work.

Apples or pears is a good idea though, I'll give that a try. Thanks.