North indian dhal soup easily homemade recepies

DHAL SOUP

 

Ingredients:

• Masoor dhaal                       - 2 tblsp
• Garlic                                  - 2 flakes
• Small onions                        - 3 (chop finely)
• (Madras onions)
• Butter                                  - 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds                    - 2 tsps
• Cumin seeds                         - 1/2 tsp
• Fenu greek                           -  A pinch
• Red chilli                              - 1
• Green chilli                           - 1
• Chopped coriander leaves       - 1 tblsp
• Turmeric powder                   - a pinch
• Tomato paste                        - 1/2 tblsp
• Salt                                      - as required
• Lemon                                  - 1

Method:

 

1.         To cook a dhall with 1/2 cup water with pinch of a turmaric powder.
2.         When is cooked after smash it down.
3.         Dry and roasted coriander seeds, cumin, fenu till good smell comes.
4.         Heat butter and fry crushed garlic and then chopped onion.
5.         Fry till raw flavour goes in reduced flame so that color is not changed.
6.         Add tomato paste and cook for a minute or two.
7.         Add powder ingredients, mashed dhall, slit green chilli and broken red chilli.
8.         Dilute it with enough water and then add salt, coriander leaves and curry leaves.
9.         Heat till boiling point and remove from fire.
10.         Close with a lid and keep aside, strain it well and reheat it just before serving.
11.         Squeeze lemon and serve hot.

Variations:

    

    Dhal and cauliflower soup:

        

        Follow the above procedure. Cook finely cut cauliflower till just tender. Add the cooked cauliflower with the water to the strained soup.

 

   Dhal and cabbage soup:

        

        Fry finely chopped cabbage in butter till crisp. Add to the dhal soup while reheating it.