Chickpea and Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• butter
  2 tablespoons
• Onion

  chopped
  1 unit
• ribs celery

  chopped
  2 unit
• ground ginger
  1/2 teaspoon
• turmeric
  1/4 teaspoon
• ground cinnamon
  1/8 teaspoon
• salt
  1 3/4 teaspoons
• fresh-ground black pepper
  1/4 teaspoon
• Lentils
  1 cup
• water
  6 1/2 cups
• canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (one 15-ounce can)
  1 3/4 cups
• drained and rinsed canned Chickpeas (one 15-ounce can)
  1 2/3 cups
• chopped cilantro or parsley
  1/3 cup