Lentil Cottage Pie

Name: Lentil Cottage Pie
Ingredients: ⅓ cup mushrooms (porcini if you can find them, otherwise any dried mushroom will do); 1 cube vegetable bouillon; 1¼ cups water; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 carrots (peeled and diced); 1 small yellow onion (finely chopped); 1 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried rosemary; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 8-ounce can lentils (drained); ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (drained and chopped); 6 tbsp tomato puree; ⅓ cup nutritional yeast or vegan parmesan (optional); Parsley or chives for garnish (optional)