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