Thick lentil soup

Recipe for a multicooker, because in it this soup turns out to be incredibly aromatic, rich, has a completely different taste and texture, in contrast to the one cooked on the stove. Lentils and vegetables retain their shape, do not boil over,
despite the cooking time.

Ingredients

• 150 g brown lentils
• 50 g coarse bulgur
• 1 medium onion
• 1 large tomato
• 1 small carrot
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tbsp. l. ground sweet paprika
• 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
• freshly ground black pepper
• salt
• bottled water
• fresh herbs for serving

Directions

1. Sort the lentils, rinse, discard in a colander. Cut the vegetables into very small cubes.
2. Pour 1 tbsp into a multicooker saucepan. l. vegetable oil, put chopped onion, close the lid, turn on the Baking mode, cook for 5 minutes, open the lid, stir the onions with a silicone spatula, close the lid, cook for another 5 minutes, turn off the multicooker.
3. Add the rest of the chopped vegetables, paprika, stir, add lentils, bulgur and bottled water (room temperature) to the 1 liter mark, close the lid of the multicooker.
4. Cook in the Stew mode for 1 hour, turn off the multicooker, add salt and pepper to taste, stir, let the soup stand for 10 minutes, add chopped fresh herbs before serving, if desired.