Funda's Green Lentil Soup

This is the recipe as written by Funda...


Ingredients
2 glasses of green lentils
1 medium size onion
Olive oil
1 tblspoon of tomato paste
1/2 glass of pasta
salt
dried mint

Steps
1.  Soak the green lentils into hot water for an hour.
2.  Boil them until they fully cooked.
3.  Get another pot. Add some olive oil.
4.  Cut an onion into dices, and add into oil.
5.  Stir occasionally until the onions get softer
    - not more than 2 minutes.
6.  Add one tblsp. of tomato paste. Stir again.
7.  Drain the lentils. And add into the onion pot.
8.  Prepare some hot water.
9.  Add into the pot to cover the lentils.
10. When it boils, add some type of thin pasta (sehriye)
   or small dough pieces.
11. Add some salt and cook until all the ingredients become soft.
12. Before turning off the heat, add some dried mint.
13. It's ready! Easy, tasty and very nutricious!