Soup

Ingredients 2 tbps of oil 4 bay leaves a few red onions half a garlic 2 large carrots, chopped a tablespoon of miso paste (optional) 3 sizable beetroots 2 kg of potatoes 500g to 1kg of lentils / beans or other pulses for garnish: sauerkraut (both red and white for extra appeal) parsley dill seasame seeds nigella seeds Instuctions if using pulses with longer cooking times, (anything apart from lentils) cook them separately in advance fry onions until translucent add garlic, carrots and miso if using lentils, add them now along with some water to cover them shred the beetroots in a food processor and add to the pot peel and cube potatoes and add them to the pot along with the bay leaves cook until both the potatoes and the lentils (if using those) are in a satisfactory state season with salt and pepper according to taste