my adventures in winging it and a very filling lentil soup

So, I had a bag of Lentils, and thought, hhmm... I should make soup. My hubs and I love lentil soup, and just about any middle-eastern food, and I was low on certain ingredients so soup was the simple solution. It was my first time making lentil soup so off to the web I go in search of a recipe. I could not find one that suited my own personal taste, or the lack of ingredients I had, I took bits and pieces from allrecipes.com, so I don't get originality credit. For my friends that have asked here is the breakdown:

1st in a large sauce pan or heavy bottomed pot (dutch oven, stock), brown and soften half an onion sliced, and 4 cloves of garlic in olive oil on med hi. Add 5-7 diced red potatoes halfway through the browning process (3 min when hot or so). Sprinkle librally with curry powder, smoked paprika, black pepper and a dash of sea salt. stir and add half a can of frozen oj, and half a can of water. Cover and let cook on med for 20-30 min, or still most of the moisture has cooked out.

Dump into big ol food processor and puree it til it is a nice thick paste. Pour paste back into cooking pot. Wisk in 1 can of coconut milk and 1 can of tomato sauce or stewed tomatos..your preference, and mix til thoroughly combined. Add lentils (1lb bag), and cover with addtional water (2-3 cups). Stir, and add same spices to taste, and cook on med to med lo for 45 min or until lentils are soft. I added a slice of bacon in these steps for extra flavor, but then it isn't vegetarian anymore. I also added a couple of bay leaves. enjoy.

This was an impromptu recipe so I hope all who try it are successful! It is quite yummy. Bon Apetit!