Dal Soup

Ingredients

For the Dal

  • 1 cup lentils of your choice – yellow daal (split moong) or orange daal (masoor daal) or Tur daal
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp oil (optional)
  • 1/4 - 1/2  tsp turmeric powder

For the Tempering - choose any 3 - 5 of the following ingredients

  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp asafetida
  • 1 – 3 cloves
  • 1 small stick cinnamon
  • curry leaves
  • red chilli powder/ whole red chilli
  • green chilies, chopped
  • grated ginger
  • tomatoes
  • onion
  • garnish – fresh coriander

    • Method

    Cook the lentils of your choice until they are well done and blend with a blender till its smooth in consistency. In a separate pot heat some oil (or if you can do it without oil) and temper with your choice of the following – 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1tsp cumin seeds, 1 – 3 cloves, 1 small cinnamon sticks, curry leaves, a red chilli and asafetida.

    Varitaion

    Add your choice of chopped onions, tomatoes and garlic and ginger and cook a little. Add the liquid lentils, salt to taste and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder. Bring to boil. Add lemon juice and garnish with coriander and serve hot, alone or with whole rice.