1 cup Onion, chopped 2 3 cups Eggplant, cubed (I didn't peel them and they added some texture but next time I think I will peel them) 1.5 cup Tomato, chopped (fresh or canned, best to discard the tough stem area) canned, try to remove 1 Green pepper, chopped

quarter tsp cinnamon quarter tsp ground allspice (can use extra cinnamon instead) quarter tsp cayenne or crushed red pepper (I used cayenne) 1 Tablespoon paprika 1.5 tsp salt Garnish to stir into soup before serving ----------------------------------------3 Tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh mint

1. Cook lentils in a large soup or stock pot that has a cover (the 3 litre pot I used was really too small for the finished product) a. Rinse lentils and bring to a boil in stock. b. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes (Start preparing and cooking the veggies while this is simmering.) c. Add chopped apricots and simmer another 20 minutes

2. Cook veggies in a big frying pan that can be covered a. Saute onion in a bit of water or stock till translucent b. Add eggplant and about 4 tablespoon water. Stir around and put cover on pan. Cook on low temp til almost tender. c. Add tomato, green pepper, cinnamon, allspice, cayenne, paprika, and salt. Stir. d. Cook covered another 10 minutes or until tender.

3. Mix veggies into lentils and simmer, covered about 15 minutes.

4. Serve with parsley and mint. I stirred them into each individual bowl of soup so that I could store the unconsumed soup.