2 large or 4 small onions
3-4 carrots
3-4 celery stacks
1 bag of lentils
bay leaf
thyme
curry 

• Simmer onions until brown.
• Sauté carrots and celery.
• Add lentils and three times as much water.
• Add bay leaf and thyme.
• Cook slowly on low heat until lentils are soft (about 1 hour).
• Add curry near end of cooking process.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.