Hot Curry Lentil Soup

I've had a bag of dried lentils in the closet for months, and just have never gotten around to doing anything with them. Today while at Publix perusing the organic section, I saw Curry Lentil Soup on the shelf. BINGO! Here it is, folks!

Hot Curry Powder (courtesy of Penzey's Spices)
Dried Lentils
Chicken Bullion Cubes
1/4 diced onion
2 Tbs Garlic Garlic (www.tastefullysimple.com/cferguson1)
1 tsp Seasoned Salt (Tastefully Simple)
1/4 milk
1 Tbs Sour Cream

Rinse the dried lentils and place them in a crock pot on low with 4 cups of water and 2 chicken bullion cubes. Add onion, Garlic Garlic(or similar)Seasoned Salt and Hot Curry Powder. Stir. If you don't have a love affair with hot spicy things as I do, you could easily use plain curry instead of the hot stuff. However, this Hot Curry Powder from Penzey's Spices (http://www.penzeys.com) is fan-freakin-tastic!!!
Cook on low for 4 hours, stirring occasionally. You may need to add more water as the lentils cook.

When desired tenderness is reached (and this can only be discovered by taking a little taste here and there, y'know. But don't forget to wash the spoon!!)break out your immersion blender. Add milk, sour cream and any additional seasoning you may need and run the immersion blender through until desired consistency is reached. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and extra hot sauce (if desired). A little green garnish may be nice too, like a fresh sprig of parsley.

Yum! Healthy too! According to Wikipedia.org, "With approximately 26% of their calories from protein, lentils and generally any pulses or legumes have the third-highest level of protein, by weight, of any plant-based food after soybeans and hemp[2] and is an important part of the diet in many parts of the world, especially in the Indian subcontinent which has large vegetarian populations." Enjoy!