Split pea soup with Ham

Want a delicious and cheap way to get more fiber in your diet ? Then consider the split pea soup as part of your regular diet.

Ingredients :

• One pound of split peas 
• One large onion or two smaller ones
• Pinch of Turmeric
• One large piece of ham steak cut up into small pieces ( you can skip this if you want a vegetarian soup)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Soak the split peas in water for 2-5 hours.  Try to follow this for cooking any type of lentils as this will  reduce your cooking time by quite a while ( and save energy!). 

Chop up the onion into small pieces and add it to a large cooking pan. Saute the onion in cooking oil until it turns soft. Add the turmeric to the onion while it gets cooked.

Next add the soaked split peas to the pan. Add boiling water to the pan up to the level that it just covers up the peas. Bring this to a boil on high heat and then immediately reduce the heat to medium.

Cook the split peas stirring occasionally for an hour until the peas break down in the soup. Add the ham to the soup at this point along with salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy 6-8 servings which you can use as a healthy lunch for an entire week!